Kingstown vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingstown	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2430	$2802
🏠 One person rent	$367	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$1407
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$613	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	4	31
😀 Quality of life	26	40
🏙️ Population	13.9K	11.9M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 6% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 5821st and 5365th ($981 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Vincent and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 8479th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kingstown	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$595	$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.75	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.73	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.56	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.8	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7051	$3879

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785

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