Asuncion vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$344	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	36	32
😀 Quality of life	57	21
🏙️ Population	462K	14.6M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 37% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7000th and 4833rd ($718 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6174th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Kinshasa

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	Asuncion	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$4749

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

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