Kinshasa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$3629
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
78
😀 Quality of life
24
93
🏙️ Population
14.6M
662K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 54% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4860th and 822nd ($1163 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 9013th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Vancouver

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Kinshasa Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$21986

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$897
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$1047
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$851
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$999
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$1037
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$699
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$745
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$665
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$1239
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$692
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$1067
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$595
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$895
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$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
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$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
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$668
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$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
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$750
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$1344
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$641
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$785
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$2478
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$2200
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