Kinshasa vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$578	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	31	7
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	14.6M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 19% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5827th ($1120 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6909th and 6063rd 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	$5.68	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$13013

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810