Kinshasa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$563
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$549
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
21
69
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 56% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4833rd and 6924th ($1148 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Belarus, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9069th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Minsk

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Kinshasa Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$11271

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879