Edinburgh vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	31
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	488K	14.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 91% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1491st and 4732nd ($2140 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United Kingdom and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 34th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Kinshasa

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	Edinburgh	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$4674

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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