Kinshasa vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$585	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$3809
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	24	89
🏙️ Population	14.6M	577K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 44% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4860th and 1833rd ($1163 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1456th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 9013th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Milwaukee

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	Kinshasa	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$24369

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$522
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$857
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1042
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1254
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415