Kinshasa vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$534
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
31
90
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
11.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 12% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5365th and 4630th ($1041 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the DR Congo and Mexico, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6878th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709