Kharkiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$200
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
33
😀 Quality of life
63
24
🏙️ Population
1.42M
14.6M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 57% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8722nd and 4860th ($499 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5605th and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Kinshasa

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Kharkiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$5144

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$757
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
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$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562

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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