Kinshasa vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$581
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1104
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
27
72
🏙️ Population
14.6M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4904th and 3277th ($1133 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8881st and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Moscow

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Kinshasa Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$20160

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$590
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$533
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$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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$1084
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$1056
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$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
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$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
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$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
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$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749