Canberra vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2720
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	82	47
🏙️ Population	381K	11.9M

The cost of living in Canberra is 160% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 522nd and 5309th ($2604 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 367th and 6524th 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	$32.8	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$4181

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860