Calgary vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	32
😀 Quality of life	91	21
🏙️ Population	1.31M	14.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 81% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1781st and 4833rd ($2079 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Canada vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 160th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kinshasa

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	Calgary	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$4749

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849