Kinshasa vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$578	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	92
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	14.6M	9.21M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 3% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4732nd and 4604th ($1120 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 6909th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Mexico City

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	Kinshasa	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804