Kinshasa vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$3578
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	34
😀 Quality of life	40	80
🏙️ Population	14.6M	543K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 43% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4732nd and 1962nd ($1120 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in the DR Congo and the United States, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 6909th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Tucson

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	Kinshasa	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262