Dhaka vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$118	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$975
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	31
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	16.8M	14.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 62% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8899th and 4732nd ($430 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5971st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kinshasa

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	Dhaka	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4674

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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