Jerusalem vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	78	32
😀 Quality of life	87	21
🏙️ Population	936K	14.6M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 113% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 950th and 4833rd ($2447 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Israel vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 351st and 9069th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kinshasa

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	Jerusalem	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$4749

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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