Canberra vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$585
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$1005
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	33
😀 Quality of life	85	24
🏙️ Population	381K	14.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 91% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4860th ($2223 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Australia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 479th and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kinshasa

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	Canberra	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$5144

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$522
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$857
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1042
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1254
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834