Kabul vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$195	$563
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$127
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	32
😀 Quality of life	33	21
🏙️ Population	4.27M	14.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 60% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4833rd ($458 vs $1148) 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 0.2 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 8609th and 9069th 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	$2.45	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$8.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$8.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$6.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$22
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$4749

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

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