Edmonton vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$955	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	89	40
🏙️ Population	1.01M	11.9M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 71% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2563rd and 5365th ($1785 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 172nd and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$3879

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$589
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$529
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$531
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$803
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$852
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$793
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$869
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1024
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$810
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$902
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$932
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$702
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$705
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1201
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$736
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$652
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$488
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$723
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$757
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$815
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$764
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$518
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$796
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$879
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1368
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$710
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$812
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$655
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$728
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$933