Kinshasa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$585	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$634
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	33	28
😀 Quality of life	24	65
🏙️ Population	14.6M	149K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 43% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4860th and 6712th ($1163 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the DR Congo and Mauritius, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9013th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Port Louis

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	Kinshasa	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$5625

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$749
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$815
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$807
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$796
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1600
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1624
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$481
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$460
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$505
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$495
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$588