Kinshasa vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$534	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$1662
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	31	19
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	11.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 2% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5365th and 5518th ($1041 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Angola, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Luanda. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 6878th and 5940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Luanda

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	Kinshasa	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.22	$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	24.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$14404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$3193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$12561

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$589
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$529
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$531
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$803
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$852
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$793
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$869
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1024
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$810
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$902
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$932
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$702
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$705
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1201
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$736
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$652
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$488
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$723
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$757
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$815
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$764
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$518
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$796
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$879
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1368
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$710
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$812
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$655
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$728
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$933

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$869
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$793
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$803
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$821
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$686
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$736
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$652
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$531
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$531
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$529
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$589
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$852
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$531
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$723
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$902
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$761
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$932
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$702
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$810
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$815
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1201
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$879
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$766
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$947
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$764
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$833
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$488
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$812
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1368
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$710
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$939