Kinshasa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$534
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
31
69
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
11.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 157% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5365th and 8968th ($1041 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the DR Congo and Pakistan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6878th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$1046

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
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$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338