Kinshasa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$563
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
21
48
🏙️ Population
14.6M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 169% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4833rd and 8922nd ($1148 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 9069th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$1207

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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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334