Kabul vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$203	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$975
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	14	40
🏙️ Population	4.27M	14.6M

The cost of living in Kabul is 58% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 8769th and 4732nd ($474 vs $1120) 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 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 9071st and 6909th 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	$2.38	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$4674

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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