Kinshasa vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$585	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$1140
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	54
😀 Quality of life	24	77
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 26% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4860th and 3808th ($1163 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Uruguay, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 9013th and 1165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Montevideo

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	Kinshasa	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$10526

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050