Kinshasa vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$534	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$957
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	31	49
😀 Quality of life	40	60
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.48M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 3% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5365th and 5612th ($1041 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 6878th and 5259th 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	$6.22	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$5160

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$589
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$529
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$531
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$531
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$803
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$686
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$852
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$793
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$869
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1024
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$810
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$902
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$932
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$702
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$705
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1201
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$736
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$957
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$652
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$488
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$723
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$757
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$815
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$764
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$518
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$796
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$878
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$879
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1368
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$710
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$812
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$655
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$728
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$933

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844