Georgetown vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$423	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	24	31
😀 Quality of life	47	40
🏙️ Population	235K	14.6M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5085th and 4732nd ($1062 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6400th and 6909th 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	$9.42	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$4674

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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