Kinshasa vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$578	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$458
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	23
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.06M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 47% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6606th ($1120 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the DR Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 6909th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Manaus infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kinshasa/manaus.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Manaus infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kinshasa/manaus" target="_blank">Kinshasa vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kinshasa vs Manaus

Prices for goods and services in Kinshasa and Manaus are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Kinshasa	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$4516

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638