Asuncion vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$314	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	51	40
🏙️ Population	462K	14.6M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 43% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4732nd ($635 vs $1120) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6144th and 6909th 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	$4.55	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$4674

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

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