Kinshasa vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$578	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$2512
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	40	87
🏙️ Population	14.6M	750K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 37% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4732nd and 2455th ($1120 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 6909th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Winnipeg

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	Kinshasa	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699