Kinshasa vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$578	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$372
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	14.6M	6.21M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 22% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5954th ($1120 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Brazil, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6909th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Kinshasa	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562