Dresden vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$729
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
31
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
563K
11.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 40% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 3857th and 5365th ($1462 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 203rd and 6878th 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
$12
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933