Kinshasa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$581
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$692
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 23% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4904th and 6121st ($1133 vs $924) 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 0.2 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 8881st and 4446th 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
$4.93
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853