Dresden vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$684	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	31
😀 Quality of life	88	40
🏙️ Population	566K	14.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 25% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 3862nd and 4732nd ($1402 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 1st in Germany and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Germany vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 217th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kinshasa

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	Dresden	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$4674

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

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