Kinshasa vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$578	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1263
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	7
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	14.6M	133K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 14% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4732nd and 4205th ($1120 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Maldives, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1 months in Male. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6909th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kinshasa	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360