Kinshasa vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$578	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1646
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	31	42
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.43M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 14% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5632nd ($1120 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6909th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Mecca

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	Kinshasa	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507