Kinshasa vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$578	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	31	81
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	14.6M	5.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 15% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5668th ($1120 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Russia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6909th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Saint Petersburg

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	Kinshasa	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441