Kinshasa vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$563
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$2360
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
32
43
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 21% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4833rd and 4115th ($1148 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Kuwait, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9069th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$7065

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470