Kinshasa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$563
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$544
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
5
😀 Quality of life
21
42
🏙️ Population
14.6M
115K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 174% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4833rd and 8940th ($1148 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Bhutan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9069th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Thimphu

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Kinshasa Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289