Kinshasa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$578
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$975
$686
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
31
61
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
14.6M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 54% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6769th ($1120 vs $727) 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 0.9 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 6909th and 3750th 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
$5.68
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1898
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6139
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.17
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4674
$10220

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Distance City Cost of living
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$580
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$520
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$519
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$523
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$522
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$844
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$821
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$676
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$876
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$788
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$863
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1012
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$850
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$934
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$976
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$625
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$668
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$645
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1121
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$671
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$577
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$482
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$634
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$767
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$828
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$747
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$513
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$806
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$900
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$900
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1265
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$655
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$741
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$601
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$746
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850