El Paso vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$980	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	79	40
🏙️ Population	679K	14.6M

The cost of living in El Paso is 62% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 2363rd and 4732nd ($1813 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 633rd and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Kinshasa

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	El Paso	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$4674

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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