Kinshasa vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$578	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1637
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	27
😀 Quality of life	40	59
🏙️ Population	14.6M	687K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 2% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4732nd and 4828th ($1120 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6909th and 5447th 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	$5.68	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387