Kinshasa vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$527
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
31
55
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
11.9M
39K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 0.9% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5309th and 5228th ($1001 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and the Palestine, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6524th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Ramallah

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Kinshasa Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$5.51
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$3737

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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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499