Kinshasa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$578	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$933
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	31	27
😀 Quality of life	40	51
🏙️ Population	14.6M	84.1K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 6% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4732nd and 4503rd ($1120 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6909th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Port of Spain

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	Kinshasa	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904