Kinshasa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$534	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	11.9M	11.5M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 3% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5365th and 5616th ($1041 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6878th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Sao Paulo

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	Kinshasa	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.22	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$13135

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$589
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$529
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$531
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$803
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$852
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$793
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$869
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1024
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$810
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$902
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$932
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$702
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$705
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1201
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$736
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$652
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$488
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$723
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$757
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$815
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$764
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$518
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$796
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$879
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1368
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$710
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$812
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$655
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$728
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$933

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629