Kinshasa vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$585	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$392
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	33	38
😀 Quality of life	24	33
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.06M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 35% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4860th and 6520th ($1163 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Honduras, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.5 months in Tegucigalpa. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 9013th and 8669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Tegucigalpa

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	Kinshasa	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$3557

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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 Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$705
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$737
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1120
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$687
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1109
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$804
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$823
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$787
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$815
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$470
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$754
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$668
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$679
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1246
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1221
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1274
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$796
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$734
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$812
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$897
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$699
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$782
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1062
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$720
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$936
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$938
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$990
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$957