Kinshasa vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$578	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$352
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	26
😀 Quality of life	40	12
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.12M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 57% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6832nd ($1120 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Somalia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 6909th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Mogadishu

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	Kinshasa	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752