Kinshasa vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$563
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$2284
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
21
89
🏙️ Population
14.6M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 35% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4833rd and 2821st ($1148 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 9069th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$15329

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$595
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$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849

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1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284