Kinshasa vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kinshasa	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2581	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$563	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$941	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$326	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$127	$2234
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	10
😀 Quality of life	21	67
🏙️ Population	14.6M	274K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 57% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4833rd and 607th ($1148 vs $2672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 9069th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Nassau

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	Kinshasa	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1220	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.35%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$686	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.34	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.01	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.17	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$134	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4749	$14961

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$595
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$538
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$536
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$536
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$536
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$893
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$871
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$706
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$928
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$853
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$946
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1116
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$836
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$993
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1029
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$708
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$684
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1241
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$719
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1059
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$606
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$897
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$494
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$682
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$808
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$885
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$671
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$526
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$858
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1044
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1363
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$755
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1413
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$665
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$793
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$849

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661