Buenos Aires vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$402
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$961
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
31
😀 Quality of life
72
40
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 13% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6099th and 5365th ($909 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Argentina vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 1789th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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