Edmonton vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$585
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1005
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	64	33
😀 Quality of life	90	24
🏙️ Population	1.01M	14.6M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 62% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2524th and 4860th ($1878 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Canada vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 193rd and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Kinshasa

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	Edmonton	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$5144

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$522
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$857
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1042
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1254
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834