Kinshasa vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$527
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
46
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 68% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 5309th and 7706th ($1001 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 6524th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$5368

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$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
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$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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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511