Kinshasa vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2510
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$535
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$609
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$894
$260
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
27
64
🏙️ Population
14.6M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 46% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5153rd and 6855th ($1100 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8786th and 4988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.33
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$913
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1621
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$9.69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$14.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$5.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
25.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6241
$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$701
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.2
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.33
$38
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4335
$1961

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$824
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$684
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$585
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$880
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$798
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$876
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$1020
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$794
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$939
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$980
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$655
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$703
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$647
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$1254
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$673
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$1007
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$583
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$846
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$495
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$642
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$764
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$833
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$662
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$812
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1004
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1005
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1428
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$736
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1133
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$678
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$739
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$852

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$652
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$674
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$650
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$677
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$647
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$682
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$677
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$743
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$625
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$676
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$634
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$543
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$582
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$551
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$477
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$600
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$444
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$523
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$602
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$557
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$519
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$536
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$442
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$520
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$428
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