Kinshasa vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$585	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$1983
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	24
😀 Quality of life	24	81
🏙️ Population	14.6M	693K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 21% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4860th and 4152nd ($1163 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in the DR Congo and Spain, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 9013th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Zaragoza

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	Kinshasa	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671