Kinshasa vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$585
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$462
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
5
😀 Quality of life
24
45
🏙️ Population
14.6M
115K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 182% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4860th and 8957th ($1163 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9013th and 7238th 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
$5.59
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285