Kinshasa vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kinshasa	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2720	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$527	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1405	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1024	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	31	31
😀 Quality of life	47	42
🏙️ Population	11.9M	116K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 51% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5309th and 7072nd ($1001 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 6524th and 6956th 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	$7.1	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1722	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11227	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$771	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.3	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.4	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4181	$8397

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509