Gold Coast vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$2529
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$581
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$983
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	33
😀 Quality of life	93	27
🏙️ Population	608K	14.6M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 123% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 852nd and 4904th ($2530 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Australia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.2 months in Kinshasa. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 68th and 8881st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Kinshasa

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	Gold Coast	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$4.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$6.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$4.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$42.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$45.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$5052

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821