Kinshasa vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$581
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2366
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
14.6M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 40% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4904th and 2377th ($1133 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8881st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$19039

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$590
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$533
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$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340