Kinshasa vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kinshasa	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2529	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$581	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$983	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$5389
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	27	95
🏙️ Population	14.6M	8.8M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4904th and 4th ($1133 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8881st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs New York City

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	Kinshasa	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.42	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.05	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5052	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192