Kinshasa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$527
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
31
62
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 54% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5309th and 7206th ($1001 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6524th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760