Kinshasa vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$578	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$484
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	12
😀 Quality of life	40	46
🏙️ Population	14.6M	14.7K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 10% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5404th ($1120 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Dominica, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6909th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Roseau

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	Kinshasa	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166