Cleveland vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cleveland	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4394	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1817	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3249	$975
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	31
😀 Quality of life	86	40
🏙️ Population	373K	14.6M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 70% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2110th and 4732nd ($1899 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 305th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Kinshasa

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	Cleveland	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.3	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2260	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1330	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1302	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1026	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1016	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18828	$4674

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860

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