Kinshasa vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$4440
🏠 One person rent
$563
$1087
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1899
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$3987
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
32
60
😀 Quality of life
21
89
🏙️ Population
14.6M
246K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 38% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4833rd and 2519th ($1148 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1889th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Louisville ranked 89th in the United States, while ranked 9069th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$15931

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$595
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$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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4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
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$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
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$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017