Boston vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2529
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$983
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
91
27
🏙️ Population
676K
14.6M

The cost of living in Boston is 225% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 27th and 4904th ($3680 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 105th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Boston vs Kinshasa

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Kinshasa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$5052

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821