Kinshasa vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$534
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$4332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
61
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
11.9M
246K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 44% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5365th and 2276th ($1041 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 6878th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$13601

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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
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954