Asuncion vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2720
🏠 One person rent	$361	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$1024
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	53	47
🏙️ Population	524K	11.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 28% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6685th and 5309th ($722 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6074th and 6524th 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	$4.35	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$4181

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$660
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$354
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$564
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$444
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$403
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$340
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$580
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$429
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$368
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$562
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$644
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$604
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$648
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$661
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$431
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$428
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$554
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$610
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$681
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$607
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$525
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$653
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$957
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$636
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$632
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$694
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$511
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$716
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$626
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$658
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860