Kinshasa vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$563
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$5130
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
21
89
🏙️ Population
14.6M
136K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 59% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 4833rd and 433rd ($1148 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 9069th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$16342

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$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

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689