Kinshasa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kinshasa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2529	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$581	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$983	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$474
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	33	31
😀 Quality of life	27	59
🏙️ Population	14.6M	120K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 35% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4904th and 6606th ($1133 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the DR Congo and Thailand, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 8881st and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Pattaya

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	Kinshasa	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2275	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.99%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1923	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.92	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.42	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.05	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5052	$13971

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508