Kinshasa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$585
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1623
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
24
81
🏙️ Population
14.6M
595K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 7% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4860th and 4678th ($1163 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Latvia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9013th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Riga

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Kinshasa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$4.37
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406