Houston vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	32
😀 Quality of life	93	21
🏙️ Population	2.3M	14.6M

The cost of living in Houston is 95% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 1375th and 4833rd ($2240 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 77th and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$4749

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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