Kinshasa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$578	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1303
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	61
😀 Quality of life	40	79
🏙️ Population	14.6M	605K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 0.6% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4732nd and 4764th ($1120 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Latvia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6909th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Riga

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	Kinshasa	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$13840

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220