George Town vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	20	31
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	41K	11.9M

The cost of living in George Town is 250% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 17th and 5365th ($3644 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 703rd and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Kinshasa

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	George Town	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$3879

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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