Kinshasa vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$585	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$272
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	33	13
😀 Quality of life	24	54
🏙️ Population	14.6M	224K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 33% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 4860th and 6461st ($1163 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Suriname, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 9013th and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Paramaribo

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	Kinshasa	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$1856

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643