Kinshasa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$3141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	86
😀 Quality of life	40	93
🏙️ Population	14.6M	2.79M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 54% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4732nd and 861st ($1120 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the DR Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6909th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Toronto

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	Kinshasa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$17118

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095