Davao vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Davao	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$626	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$294	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$492	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	38	31
😀 Quality of life	60	40
🏙️ Population	1.78M	14.6M

The cost of living in Davao is 44% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7397th and 4732nd ($626 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in the Philippines and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Philippines vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Davao compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Davao ranked 7th best city to live in the Philippines vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5168th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Davao vs Kinshasa

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	Davao	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.1	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.78	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$165	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.62%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1513	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.98	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.99	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$117	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7817	$4674

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Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593

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