Kinshasa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kinshasa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2529	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$581	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$983	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$3694
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	27	94
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.1M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4904th and 964th ($1133 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and France, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8881st and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Paris

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	Kinshasa	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.42	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.05	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5052	$19577

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$590
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$533
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$533
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$881
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$856
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$673
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$915
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$721
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$791
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$923
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$833
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$979
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1019
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$743
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$610
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1209
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$631
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1047
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$554
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$881
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$478
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$595
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$801
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$872
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$666
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$506
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$843
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1013
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1156
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$738
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1272
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$627
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$771
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$821

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506