Kinshasa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$585	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$2285
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	33	70
😀 Quality of life	24	78
🏙️ Population	14.6M	7.01M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 29% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4860th and 3529th ($1163 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9013th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Riyadh

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	Kinshasa	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487