Bangkok vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$416	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	31
😀 Quality of life	74	40
🏙️ Population	5.68M	14.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 16% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4732nd ($941 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Thailand vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 1221st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kinshasa

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	Bangkok	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4674

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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