Crete vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$532	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	33	31
😀 Quality of life	72	40
🏙️ Population	623K	11.9M

The cost of living in Crete is 14% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4641st and 5365th ($1186 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Greece vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 1944th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Kinshasa

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	Crete	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$3879

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

Cities near Kinshasa

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