Kinshasa vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$527
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
31
22
😀 Quality of life
47
48
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 50% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5309th and 7054th ($1001 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 6524th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630