Kinshasa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$527
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
71
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5309th and 2922nd ($1001 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6524th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561