Cali vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$287	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	50	40
🏙️ Population	2.47M	14.6M

The cost of living in Cali is 33% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6679th and 4732nd ($748 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Colombia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Colombia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6204th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Kinshasa

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	Cali	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$4674

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

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