Amsterdam vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	32
😀 Quality of life	96	21
🏙️ Population	921K	14.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 172% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 143rd and 4833rd ($3118 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 31st and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kinshasa

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	Amsterdam	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4749

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849