Kinshasa vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$578	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	31	100
😀 Quality of life	40	94
🏙️ Population	14.6M	690K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 64% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4732nd and 96th ($1120 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6909th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Washington

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	Kinshasa	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979