Kinshasa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$933
🏠 One person rent
$581
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$267
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
40
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
14.6M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 71% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4904th and 7534th ($1133 vs $663) 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8881st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$877

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$846
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$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
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$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
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298