Kathmandu vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$147
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$961
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
31
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
846K
11.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8885th and 5365th ($443 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Nepal vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6524th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kinshasa

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Kathmandu Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$3879

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$306
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$339
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
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$329
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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