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Kinshasa vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kinshasa is 7.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% less in Kinshasa
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Kinshasa
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Kinshasa
Housing: pay 5.7% more in Kinshasa
Childcare: pay 33.2% less in Kinshasa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Kinshasa
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Kinshasa

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Kinshasa are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Kinshasa.

Kinshasa vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 4.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.05	$15.00 FCFA8,326	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.39	$13.00 FCFA7,216	+40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.10	$1.45 FCFA805	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.30	$1.56 FCFA866	-21.1%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.30	$1.45 FCFA805	-26.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.71	$3.10 FCFA1,721	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.32	$10.18 FCFA5,652	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.30	$3.66 FCFA2,031	-46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$7.96	$3.89 FCFA2,159	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.27	$1.22 FCFA680	-10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$1.03 FCFA574	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.22	$1.62 FCFA897	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.86	$1.31 FCFA725	-43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.50	$1.29 FCFA716	+43.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.13	$1.44 FCFA799	+112.4%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.24	$5.23 FCFA2,905	-14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$182.80	$21.74 FCFA12,066	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$51,954.01	$44,341.60 FCFA25M	+42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.27	$15.74 FCFA8,736	+8.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$81.30	$91.50 FCFA50,787	+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,068.83	$1,640.00 FCFA910K	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,833.36	$466.67 FCFA259K	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$182.38	$66.08 FCFA36,675	-39.6%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 33.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,281.53	$725.00 FCFA402K	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,364.69	$4,800.00 FCFA3M	-60.7%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.06	$2.00 FCFA1,110	-69.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$5.90	$6.20 FCFA3,441	+75.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$42.81	$4.50 FCFA2,498	-82.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$56.90	$72.50 FCFA40,241	+112.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.24	$15.00 FCFA8,326	+30.0%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kinshasa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$115.58	$45.00 FCFA24,977	-35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$77.77	$38.75 FCFA21,508	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$188.95	$113.33 FCFA62,906
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$243.86	$100.00 FCFA55,505	-31.6%
Average			-27.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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