Izmir vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$2720
🏠 One person rent	$420	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$1024
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	68	31
😀 Quality of life	68	47
🏙️ Population	4.32M	11.9M

The cost of living in Izmir is 18% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6300th and 5309th ($825 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Turkey vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 3526th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Kinshasa

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	Izmir	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.38	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$4181

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860