Indianapolis vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
33
😀 Quality of life
89
27
🏙️ Population
888K
14.6M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 112% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1079th and 4904th ($2405 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 237th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kinshasa

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Indianapolis Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$5052

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

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