Kinshasa vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$2754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$6827
🏠 One person rent	$534	$1693
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$3607
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$1913
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	31	11
😀 Quality of life	40	62
🏙️ Population	11.9M	274K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 62% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 5365th and 375th ($1041 vs $2754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in Nassau. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 6878th and 4912th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kinshasa	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.22	$31.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$1673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$3761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$3044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$332
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$3024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$4.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$6.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$94.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$97.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$694
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$15222

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538