Kinshasa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$534
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
31
22
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 84% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5365th and 8124th ($1041 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in the DR Congo and Turkey, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6878th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$1501

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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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705