Buenos Aires vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2720
🏠 One person rent
$365
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
31
😀 Quality of life
71
47
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 21% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6407th and 5309th ($791 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 2311th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$4181

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860