Kinshasa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$534	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$924
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	31	46
😀 Quality of life	40	59
🏙️ Population	11.9M	276K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 28% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5365th and 6379th ($1041 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the DR Congo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6878th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kinshasa	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.22	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$3144

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797