Kinshasa vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$585
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$255
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
83
😀 Quality of life
24
67
🏙️ Population
14.6M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 59% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4860th and 7076th ($1163 vs $733) 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 9013th and 4887th 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
$5.59
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$4412

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$602
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$543
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$859
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$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
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$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834

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$504
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$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
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$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
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$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
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$397
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$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
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$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
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$401
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$321
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$286
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$378
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$355
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$297
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$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301