Kinshasa vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$534
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
44
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
11.9M
298K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 18% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5365th and 4400th ($1041 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Bahrain, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6878th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$10026

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$589
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$529
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$801
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$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
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$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
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$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
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$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520