Kingstown vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingstown	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2388	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$381	$585
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$1005
🍽️ Food expenses	$476	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1116	$142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	4	33
😀 Quality of life	55	24
🏙️ Population	24.5K	14.6M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 14% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5701st and 4860th ($995 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saint Vincent and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.1 months in Kinshasa. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 6376th and 9013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Kinshasa

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	Kingstown	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.37	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$2210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.7	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.49%	12.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$8.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$1.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.67	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.65	$7.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11266	$5144

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788

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