Dhaka vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$121	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$961
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 59% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8916th and 5365th ($428 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5968th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kinshasa

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	Dhaka	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$3879

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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