Kinshasa vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$578	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$5531
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	31	87
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.39M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4732nd and 36th ($1120 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6909th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kinshasa	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759