Kinshasa vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$578	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$508
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	31	27
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	14.6M	149K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 38% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6387th ($1120 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6909th and 4802nd 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	$5.68	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$3884

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552