Kinshasa vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$585	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$3974
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	24	96
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.11M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4860th and 916th ($1163 vs $2480) 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9013th and 14th 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	$5.59	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544