Bucharest vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$496	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	76	31
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	1.72M	11.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 0.5% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5404th and 5365th ($1036 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Romania vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 642nd and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bucharest	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$3879

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

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