Calgary vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$975
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	14.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 85% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1646th and 4732nd ($2077 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 153rd and 6909th 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	$15.2	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$4674

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764