Asmara vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$224	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	31
😀 Quality of life	27	40
🏙️ Population	963K	14.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8486th and 4732nd ($520 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 8455th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kinshasa

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	Asmara	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$4674

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

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