Kabul vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kabul	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1051	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$200	$585
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1005
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.2	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$120	$142
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	33	33
😀 Quality of life	25	24
🏙️ Population	5.33M	14.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 59% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8823rd and 4860th ($473 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 8992nd and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kinshasa

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	Kabul	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.56	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$72.2	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$127	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.8	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.8%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$300	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.25	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.07	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.6	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.8	$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.2	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1540	$5144

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467

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