Kinshasa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$527
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
47
61
🏙️ Population
11.9M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 43% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5309th and 6811th ($1001 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in the DR Congo and Iran, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6524th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$1883

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$561
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$511
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$805
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$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
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$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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$655
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$653
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32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
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$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
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$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
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$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
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$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
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$561
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$511
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$576
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$569