Curitiba vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2720
🏠 One person rent	$336	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$1024
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	60	31
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	1.96M	11.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 19% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6359th and 5309th ($809 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Brazil and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Brazil vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5843rd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Kinshasa

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	Curitiba	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$4181

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860