Dongguan vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3075
🏠 One person rent
$250
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
31
😀 Quality of life
69
40
🏙️ Population
10.5M
14.6M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7169th and 4732nd ($656 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and the DR Congo, respectively. Check China vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 2941st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kinshasa

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Dongguan Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4674

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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$580
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$520
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$519
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$523
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$522
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$844
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$821
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$676
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$876
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$788
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$863
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1012
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$850
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$934
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$976
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$625
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$668
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$645
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1121
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$671
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$577
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$482
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$634
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$767
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$828
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$747
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$513
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$806
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$900
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$900
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1265
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$655
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$741
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$601
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$746
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$764