Kinshasa vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kinshasa	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2529	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$581	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$983	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$4510
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	78
😀 Quality of life	27	89
🏙️ Population	14.6M	689K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 54% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4904th and 982nd ($1133 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 8881st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kinshasa	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.42	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.05	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.9	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5052	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595