Kinshasa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$563
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$3278
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
78
😀 Quality of life
21
93
🏙️ Population
14.6M
662K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 53% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4833rd and 931st ($1148 vs $2457) 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 9069th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$19787

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$871
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$853
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$946
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$1116
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$836
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$993
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$1029
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$660
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$708
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$684
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$1241
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$719
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$1059
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$606
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$897
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$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
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$1363
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$755
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$1413
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$665
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$793
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$849

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