Kinshasa vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$578	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	8
😀 Quality of life	40	59
🏙️ Population	14.6M	24.7K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 25% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4732nd and 3454th ($1120 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6909th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Victoria

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	Kinshasa	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$8298

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408