Kinshasa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$534
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
31
5
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
11.9M
115K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 169% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5365th and 9013th ($1041 vs $387) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6878th and 6232nd 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
$6.22
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284