Kinshasa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$527
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
82
😀 Quality of life
47
65
🏙️ Population
11.9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 42% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5309th and 6763rd ($1001 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6524th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$2517

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$509
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$510
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$510
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$827
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$813
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$749
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$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
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$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
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$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

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$457
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$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
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$379
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$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
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$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
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$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
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$508
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$396
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$353
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$433
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$385
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$358
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$505
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$361
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$250
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$339
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$342
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$375
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$390
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