Gold Coast vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$585
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$1005
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	33
😀 Quality of life	92	24
🏙️ Population	608K	14.6M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 117% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 839th and 4860th ($2528 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 124th and 9013th 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	$19.7	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$5144

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$522
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$857
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1042
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1254
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834