Asuncion vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2529
🏠 One person rent	$395	$581
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$983
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	58	27
🏙️ Population	462K	14.6M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 25% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6560th and 4904th ($847 vs $1133) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6137th and 8881st 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	$6.77	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$5052

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821