Kaohsiung vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1041
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2802
🏠 One person rent
$342
$534
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
81
31
😀 Quality of life
83
40
🏙️ Population
2.73M
11.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 10% less expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 6046th and 5365th ($932 vs $1041) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 389th and 6878th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Kinshasa

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Kaohsiung Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$6.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1040
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$3879

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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