Kyiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2720
🏠 One person rent
$367
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
31
😀 Quality of life
65
47
🏙️ Population
2.95M
11.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 24% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6536th and 5309th ($760 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Kyiv compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4566th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$4181

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

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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