Kinshasa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Kinshasa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1149
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2939
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$592
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1342
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
81
😀 Quality of life
32
65
🏙️ Population
11.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 84% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4314th and 7432nd ($1149 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the DR Congo and India, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1 months in Mumbai. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 8239th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1665
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$971
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$287
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.4
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.55
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4387
$3106

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$562
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$508
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$898
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$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
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$508
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$922
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$901
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$911
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$544
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$908
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$902
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$898
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1007
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$922
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$1004
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1009
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$595
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$638
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$843
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$968
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$914
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$995
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$929
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$907
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$485
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$898
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$900
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$903
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$765
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$517
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$895
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$860
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$904
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1253
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$394
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$773
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$367
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$903
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$527

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$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
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$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
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$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
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$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
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$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
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$350
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$331
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$337
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$248
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$255
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$304