Dresden vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$637
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
33
😀 Quality of life
92
27
🏙️ Population
566K
14.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 28% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4158th and 4904th ($1448 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 1st in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 96th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kinshasa

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Dresden Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5052

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821