Kyiv vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$431
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
33
😀 Quality of life
64
27
🏙️ Population
2.95M
14.6M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 25% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4904th ($853 vs $1133) 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5360th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$5052

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821