Georgetown vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Georgetown	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1151	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3139	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$493	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$492	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1107	$127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	24	32
😀 Quality of life	58	21
🏙️ Population	235K	14.6M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 0.2% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4824th and 4833rd ($1151 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Guyana vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Georgetown compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6094th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Kinshasa

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	Georgetown	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.87	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.62	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1231	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.6	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3437	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1313	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.18	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.19	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1015	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23245	$4749

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811

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