Kinshasa vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$581
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$6139
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
87
😀 Quality of life
27
91
🏙️ Population
14.6M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4904th and 8th ($1133 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 8881st and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs San Jose, United States

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Kinshasa San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273