Kinshasa vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3192
🏠 One person rent
$534
$726
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1594
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
31
61
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
11.9M
581K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 22% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5365th and 4248th ($1041 vs $1341) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Lithuania, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6878th and 531st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Vilnius

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Kinshasa Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$8624

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$856
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$871
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1191
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$950
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$886
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$902
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$390
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$899
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1061
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$717
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$516
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$999
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$946
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1057
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$563
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1002
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$856
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$817
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$916
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1377
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1016
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$437
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1042
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$578
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$527
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$437
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$298
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$893
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1029
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$467
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$931
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1136
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$923
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$977
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1406