Kinshasa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$585	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$1578
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	33	19
😀 Quality of life	24	67
🏙️ Population	14.6M	955K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 34% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4860th and 2952nd ($1163 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the DR Congo and Spain, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 9013th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Tenerife

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	Kinshasa	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490