Buenos Aires vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2939
🏠 One person rent
$337
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$1342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
30
😀 Quality of life
73
32
🏙️ Population
3.06M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 30% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6181st and 4314th ($809 vs $1149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Kinshasa. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 1497th and 8239th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Buenos Aires vs Kinshasa infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Buenos Aires vs Kinshasa

Prices for goods and services in Buenos Aires and Kinshasa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Buenos Aires Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$48.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$529
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$287
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$85.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$44
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$6.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$4387

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$562
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$508
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$898
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$508
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$922
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$901
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$911
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$544
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$908
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$902
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$898
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1007
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$922
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$1004
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1009
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$595
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$638
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$843
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$968
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$914
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$995
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$929
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$907
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$485
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$898
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$900
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$903
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$765
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$517
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$895
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$860
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$904
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1253
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$394
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$773
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$367
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$903
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$527