Albuquerque vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	27	31
😀 Quality of life	83	40
🏙️ Population	565K	14.6M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 77% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1874th and 4732nd ($1985 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st 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 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 428th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kinshasa

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	Albuquerque	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$4674

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

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