Barranquilla vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barranquilla Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1892
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$354
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$596
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$99
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
31
😀 Quality of life
50
40
🏙️ Population
1.33M
11.9M

The cost of living in Barranquilla is 24% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6480th and 5365th ($789 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Colombia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Colombia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Barranquilla compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Barranquilla ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6211th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barranquilla vs Kinshasa

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Barranquilla Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$758
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.54
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3168
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soledad
$840
60 km or 37 mi Cienaga
$831
72 km or 44 mi Santa Marta
$979
77 km or 48 mi Minca
$863
100 km or 62 mi Cartagena
$748
177 km or 110 mi Valledupar
$558
191 km or 119 mi Magangue
$582
196 km or 122 mi Sincelejo
$506
216 km or 134 mi Riohacha
$582
222 km or 138 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
263 km or 164 mi Machiques
$651
273 km or 169 mi Monteria
$620
282 km or 176 mi Maicao
$451
341 km or 212 mi Ocana
$590
347 km or 216 mi Maracaibo
$706
373 km or 232 mi Cabimas
$696
381 km or 236 mi Santa Barbara del Zulia
$654
383 km or 238 mi Turbo
$634
384 km or 238 mi San Carlos del Zulia
$656
391 km or 243 mi Ciudad Ojeda
$666
423 km or 263 mi Cucuta
$552
435 km or 270 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
441 km or 274 mi La Grita
$617
446 km or 277 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
450 km or 280 mi Tariba
$598
451 km or 280 mi Rubio
$598
453 km or 282 mi San Cristobal
$592
466 km or 289 mi Bucaramanga
$642
471 km or 293 mi Floridablanca
$584
481 km or 299 mi Merida
$674
507 km or 315 mi Valera
$705
510 km or 317 mi Trujillo
$685
510 km or 317 mi Punto Fijo
$628
522 km or 324 mi Bello
$789
523 km or 325 mi Carora
$688
531 km or 330 mi Socopo
$670
532 km or 330 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Pacora
$1249
540 km or 335 mi Envigado
$871
544 km or 338 mi Tocumen
$1231

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933