Kathmandu vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$122
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
33
😀 Quality of life
51
24
🏙️ Population
846K
14.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 65% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8958th and 4860th ($412 vs $1163) 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 0.5 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 6657th and 9013th 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
$1.72
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$5144

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
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$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834