Kinshasa vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$585	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$2589
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	11
😀 Quality of life	24	66
🏙️ Population	14.6M	228K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 58% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4860th and 503rd ($1163 vs $2744) 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 0.9 months in Nassau. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 9013th and 4997th 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	$5.59	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664