Karachi vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$188	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$975
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	50	40
🏙️ Population	14.9M	14.6M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8872nd and 4732nd ($442 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6253rd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Kinshasa

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	Karachi	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.99	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$4674

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764