Kinshasa vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$578	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	31	16
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	14.6M	60.7K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 99% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4732nd and 8102nd ($1120 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Eswatini, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6909th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Mbabane

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	Kinshasa	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$4495

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624