Kinshasa vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$578	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$179
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	69
😀 Quality of life	40	46
🏙️ Population	14.6M	11.1M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 172% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4732nd and 8934th ($1120 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the DR Congo and Pakistan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6909th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Lahore

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	Kinshasa	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$1172

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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

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346