Kinshasa vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$585	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$571
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	33	29
😀 Quality of life	24	45
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.58M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 31% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4860th and 6426th ($1163 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th in the DR Congo and Mexico, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 9013th and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Leon

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	Kinshasa	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$3118

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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

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842