Kinshasa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$534
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
71
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5365th and 3292nd ($1041 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6878th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Riyadh

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Kinshasa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489