Kinshasa vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kinshasa Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$789
🏠 One person rent
$527
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
31
41
😀 Quality of life
47
17
🏙️ Population
11.9M
908K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 97% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5309th and 8460th ($1001 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the DR Congo and Nigeria, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6524th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Owerri infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kinshasa vs Owerri

Prices for goods and services in Kinshasa and Owerri are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kinshasa Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$698

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

Cities near Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265