Kinshasa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$581
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$261
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
83
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
14.6M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 58% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4904th and 7177th ($1133 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 8881st and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Mumbai

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Kinshasa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$4986

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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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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281