Kinshasa vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$534
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
46
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 63% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5365th and 7383rd ($1041 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in the DR Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 6878th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kinshasa Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$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
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$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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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519