Brussels vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	31
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	196K	11.9M

The cost of living in Brussels is 88% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1988th and 5365th ($1958 vs $1041) 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 173rd and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kinshasa

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	Brussels	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$3879

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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