Kinshasa vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$578	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$3944
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	85
😀 Quality of life	40	90
🏙️ Population	14.6M	442K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 64% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4732nd and 119th ($1120 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6909th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kinshasa	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882