Addis Ababa vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$604
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
31
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
5.23M
11.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4928th and 5365th ($1103 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6957th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kinshasa

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Addis Ababa Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$3879

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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