Kharkiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2720
🏠 One person rent
$222
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$1024
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
31
😀 Quality of life
57
47
🏙️ Population
1.43M
11.9M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 47% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8242nd and 5309th ($535 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Ukraine and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5715th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$4181

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$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495

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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