Kinshasa vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$585	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$4411
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	24	89
🏙️ Population	14.6M	468K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 50% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4860th and 1246th ($1163 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 9013th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Raleigh

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	Kinshasa	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736