Fortaleza vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Fortaleza	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$814	$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1863	$2720
🏠 One person rent	$353	$527
🏘️ Family rent	$491	$1405
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$248	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	42	31
😀 Quality of life	56	47
🏙️ Population	2.7M	11.9M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 19% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6336th and 5309th ($814 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 1 months in Kinshasa. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 5829th and 6524th 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	$4.6	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.62%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$11227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.7	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.06	$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.73	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2398	$4181

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$745
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$618
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$521
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$611
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$600
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$619
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$582
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$579
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$567
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$592
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$596
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$593
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$599
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$632
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$609
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$619
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$598
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$576
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$539
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$545
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$595
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$574
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$650
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$585
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$504
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$614
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$623
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$562
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$612
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$636
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$466
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$659

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860