Kinshasa vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kinshasa	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2529	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$581	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$983	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$4720
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	27	97
🏙️ Population	14.6M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 69% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4904th and 28th ($1133 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in London. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8881st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs London

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	Kinshasa	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.42	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.05	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5052	$25686

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178