Kinshasa vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$578	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$3273
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	59
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	14.6M	526K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 33% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4732nd and 2788th ($1120 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in the DR Congo and Germany, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 2 months in Nuremberg. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 6909th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Nuremberg

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	Kinshasa	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$13791

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557