Common information
- Country
- Congo, DRC
- Population
- 7 785 965
Cost of living and prices in Kinshasa
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre500USD/month
- in city centre1,550USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre892USD/month
- in city centre2,667USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 15 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 50 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 5 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 20 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 22 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 6 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 44,342 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 25,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 78 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 25 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 10 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 34 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 39 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 97 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 95 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 383 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 30 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,550 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 500 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,667 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 892 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 5,110 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,100 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 350 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 17 |
Ratings
Main factors in Kinshasa
- Leisure quality
- 6.2
- Quality of life
- 6.7
- Travelers rating
- 3.2
- English speaking
- 4.6
- Nightlife
- 6.4
- Coworking spaces
- 4.6
- Free WIFI
- 2.8
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 2
Safety in Kinshasa
Comfort in Kinshasa
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kinshasa
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| Average high, °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Average temperature, °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
| Average low, °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Record low, °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Rain, days | 2 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 20 | 100 | 230 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 200 | 180 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1340 |
| Relative humidity, % | 75 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 81 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 84 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 90 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 52 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 60 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 252 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 442 | 482 | 475 | 482 | 482 | 455 | 517 | 500 | 491 | 408 | 388 | 413 | 5535 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |