Kinshasa vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$534
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
31
62
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 45% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5365th and 6834th ($1041 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Belarus, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6878th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Minsk

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Kinshasa Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$10290

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795