Kinshasa vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$585	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$801
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	33	8
😀 Quality of life	24	56
🏙️ Population	14.6M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 10% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4860th and 5233rd ($1163 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 9013th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Phuket

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	Kinshasa	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981