Kinshasa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$585	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$970
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	47
😀 Quality of life	24	63
🏙️ Population	14.6M	1.26M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 9% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4860th and 4609th ($1163 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the DR Congo and Mexico, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 9013th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Zapopan

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	Kinshasa	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$6389

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$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
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986