Jeddah vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$512	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	45	31
😀 Quality of life	76	40
🏙️ Population	4.7M	14.6M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 2% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 4650th and 4732nd ($1146 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 860th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kinshasa

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	Jeddah	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$4674

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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