Kinshasa vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$527
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
31
90
😀 Quality of life
47
66
🏙️ Population
11.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 22% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5309th and 4206th ($1001 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1 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 6524th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881