Brussels vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$975
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
31
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
196K
14.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 62% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2354th and 4732nd ($1816 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Belgium vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 190th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$4674

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

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