Bogota vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$387
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
31
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
7.74M
11.9M

The cost of living in Bogota is 17% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6226th and 5365th ($868 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5388th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.44%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1631
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1278
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.52
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7593
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$748
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$641
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$681
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$475
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$483
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$501
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$526
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$653
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$562
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$523
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$851
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$541
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$641
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$687
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$619
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$520
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$871
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$477
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$873
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$789
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$652
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$642
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$733
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$661
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$718
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$462
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$398
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$598
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$552
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$590
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$595
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$667
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$634
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$620

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