Brisbane vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
31
😀 Quality of life
97
40
🏙️ Population
2.36M
11.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 139% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 781st and 5365th ($2491 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Australia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 15th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$3879

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$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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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