Kinshasa vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$534
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$4357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
100
😀 Quality of life
40
100
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.03M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 57% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5365th and 923rd ($1041 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the DR Congo and Australia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6878th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$21306

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$529
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$801
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$531
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$531
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$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
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$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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$1758
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$1767
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$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1892
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$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
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$1829
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$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
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$1674
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$1532
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$2246
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$1732
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$1815
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$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$1661
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