Kinshasa vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$581
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$147
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
69
😀 Quality of life
27
51
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 154% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4904th and 8874th ($1133 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the DR Congo and Pakistan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 8881st and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Rawalpindi

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Kinshasa Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$806

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252