Kinshasa vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$585	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$4305
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	94
😀 Quality of life	24	78
🏙️ Population	14.6M	467K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 57% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4860th and 524th ($1163 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 453rd in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 9013th and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Long Beach

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	Kinshasa	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059