Kinshasa vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$578	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$388
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	31	82
😀 Quality of life	40	43
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 109% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4732nd and 8367th ($1120 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in the DR Congo and Indonesia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 6909th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs South Tangerang

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	Kinshasa	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506