Kyiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$454
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$1005
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
33
😀 Quality of life
63
24
🏙️ Population
2.95M
14.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 24% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6441st and 4860th ($882 vs $1163) 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 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5524th and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Kinshasa

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Kyiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$5144

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Kinshasa

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