Kinshasa vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$578	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$553
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	31	43
😀 Quality of life	40	64
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.08M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 45% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6565th ($1120 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the DR Congo and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6909th and 4554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Nur-Sultan

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	Kinshasa	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$5487

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512