Kinshasa vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$4538
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	78
😀 Quality of life	40	88
🏙️ Population	14.6M	689K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 55% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4732nd and 790th ($1120 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6909th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Nashville

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	Kinshasa	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494