Caracas vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$384	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	31
😀 Quality of life	46	40
🏙️ Population	2.25M	14.6M

The cost of living in Caracas is 4% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4987th and 4732nd ($1075 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Venezuela and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6530th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Kinshasa

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	Caracas	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$4674

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

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