Kinshasa vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$585	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$378
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	33	57
😀 Quality of life	24	62
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.42M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 35% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4860th and 6516th ($1163 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 9013th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Salvador

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	Kinshasa	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$14902

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743