Kyiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$419
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
31
😀 Quality of life
64
40
🏙️ Population
2.95M
11.9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 24% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6450th and 5365th ($795 vs $1041) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4556th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$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
$518
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Kinshasa

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