Cape Town vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$582	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	31
😀 Quality of life	58	40
🏙️ Population	3.78M	14.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 4% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5016th and 4732nd ($1071 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and the DR Congo, respectively. Check South Africa vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5491st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Kinshasa

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	Cape Town	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4674

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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