Kinshasa vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kinshasa Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$527
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
31
35
😀 Quality of life
47
57
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.43M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 6% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5309th and 4882nd ($1001 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in the DR Congo and Mexico, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6524th and 5737th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Puebla infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kinshasa vs Puebla

Prices for goods and services in Kinshasa and Puebla are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kinshasa Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$3893

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795