Kinshasa vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$3986
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	60
😀 Quality of life	40	87
🏙️ Population	14.6M	246K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 38% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4732nd and 2336th ($1120 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1917th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 6909th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Louisville

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	Kinshasa	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974