Austin vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	31
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	962K	14.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 119% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 858th and 4732nd ($2455 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 142nd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Kinshasa

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	Austin	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$4674

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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