Abu Dhabi vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$975
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	83	40
🏙️ Population	1.48M	14.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 63% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2320th and 4732nd ($1828 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 438th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kinshasa

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	Abu Dhabi	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$4674

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764