Kinshasa vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$534
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$3150
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
31
50
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5365th and 1290th ($1041 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in the DR Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6878th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$20100

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$589
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$529
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$801
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$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
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$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933

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$1542
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$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
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$1898
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$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
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$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
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$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
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$1873
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$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884