Foshan vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$208	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	70	40
🏙️ Population	9.5M	14.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 45% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4732nd ($611 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 2601st and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kinshasa

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	Foshan	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$4674

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Kinshasa

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