Kinshasa vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$534	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$3950
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	31	93
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	11.9M	548K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 50% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5365th and 1613th ($1041 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the DR Congo and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6878th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs The Hague

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	Kinshasa	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.22	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611