Kinshasa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$534
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
82
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
11.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 45% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5365th and 6838th ($1041 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 6878th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$2724

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$531
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$531
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$531
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$821
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$803
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$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
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$1024
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$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
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$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933

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$480
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$484
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$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
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$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
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$406
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$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
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$321
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$297
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$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
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$348
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$491
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$409
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$402
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$488
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$399
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$326
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$429
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$391
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$344
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$471
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$357
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$254
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$424
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$335
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$304
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$379
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