Auckland vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	32
😀 Quality of life	91	21
🏙️ Population	1.47M	14.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 71% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2124th and 4833rd ($1961 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and the DR Congo, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 170th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kinshasa

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	Auckland	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$4749

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

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