Kinshasa vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$585	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$3726
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	56
😀 Quality of life	24	91
🏙️ Population	14.6M	526K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 35% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 4860th and 2945th ($1163 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 156th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 9013th and 150th 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	$5.59	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$17866

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767