Kinshasa vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$585	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$1751
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	16
😀 Quality of life	24	57
🏙️ Population	14.6M	886K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 8% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 4860th and 5149th ($1163 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9013th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Tabuk

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	Kinshasa	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$8518

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$522
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$857
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1042
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1254
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403