Kinshasa vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$534
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
40
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 33% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5365th and 6501st ($1041 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6878th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$1527

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$589
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$529
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$801
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$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
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$284
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$297
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$406
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$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
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$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
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$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
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$335
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$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
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$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348