Kyiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$879
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$456
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$127
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
32
😀 Quality of life
68
21
🏙️ Population
2.95M
14.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 23% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6330th and 4833rd ($879 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4632nd and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.32
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$952
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.6
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.58
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.87%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$22
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7835
$4749

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561

Cities near Kinshasa

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