Indianapolis vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
31
😀 Quality of life
90
40
🏙️ Population
888K
11.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 110% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1397th and 5365th ($2187 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 159th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$3879

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17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

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