Kinshasa vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$578	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	91
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	14.6M	6.26M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 1% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4732nd and 4686th ($1120 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Chile, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6909th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Santiago

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	Kinshasa	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731