Kinshasa vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$578	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$587
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	73
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.96M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 59% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6858th ($1120 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the DR Congo and the Philippines, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 6909th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Quezon infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kinshasa/quezon.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Quezon infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kinshasa/quezon" target="_blank">Kinshasa vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kinshasa vs Quezon

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

	Kinshasa	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$2744

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

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 Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508