Kinshasa vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$578	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	31
😀 Quality of life	40	33
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.55M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 57% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6827th ($1120 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th in the DR Congo and Venezuela, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 6909th and 7775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Maracaibo

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	Kinshasa	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773