Kinshasa vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$534
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
31
92
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 37% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5365th and 3084th ($1041 vs $1641) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6878th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$12545

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$589
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$529
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$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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$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
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$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141