Cordoba vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$360	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	62	40
🏙️ Population	1.33M	14.6M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 17% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5904th and 4732nd ($926 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Argentina and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Argentina vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 4922nd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Kinshasa

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	Cordoba	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.59	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$4674

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

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