Kinshasa vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kinshasa	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2529	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$581	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$983	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$4312
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	90
😀 Quality of life	27	94
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.51M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 55% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4904th and 863rd ($1133 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 8881st and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Munich

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	Kinshasa	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.42	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.05	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5052	$17274

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714