Kathmandu vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$127
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
32
😀 Quality of life
51
21
🏙️ Population
846K
14.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8921st and 4833rd ($427 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nepal vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6559th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kinshasa

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Kathmandu Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$22
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$4749

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$293
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$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$284
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$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849