Canberra vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2529
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$581
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$983
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	33
😀 Quality of life	85	27
🏙️ Population	381K	14.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 99% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4904th ($2258 vs $1133) 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 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 438th and 8881st 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	$15.6	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$5052

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821