Kinshasa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$990
🏠 One person rent
$563
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$271
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
40
😀 Quality of life
21
55
🏙️ Population
14.6M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 63% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4833rd and 7068th ($1148 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and India, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 9069th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$922

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$595
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$538
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$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333