Fortaleza vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$328	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$127
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	32
😀 Quality of life	61	21
🏙️ Population	2.43M	14.6M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 34% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6833rd and 4833rd ($758 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Brazil vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5841st and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Kinshasa

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	Fortaleza	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$4749

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849