Kharkiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$210
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
31
😀 Quality of life
56
40
🏙️ Population
1.42M
11.9M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 52% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8657th and 5365th ($503 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5755th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$3879

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$451
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$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933