Kinshasa vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kinshasa	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2720	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$527	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1405	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1024	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	31	22
😀 Quality of life	47	57
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 15% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5309th and 4480th ($1001 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in the DR Congo and Mexico, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 6524th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Tijuana

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	Kinshasa	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1722	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11227	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$771	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.4	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4181	$4103

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684