Kinshasa vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1489
🏠 One person rent
$527
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
31
22
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
11.9M
11M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 77% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 5309th and 7973rd ($1001 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 430th in the DR Congo and China, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1 months in Linyi. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Linyi ranked 312th in China, while ranked 6524th and 7031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Linyi

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Kinshasa Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$87.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$9.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$89.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$4180

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$613
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$605
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$610
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$608
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$575
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$585
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$616
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$641
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$599
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$532
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$572
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$581
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$548
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$640
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$550
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$668
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$544
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$604
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$699
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$571
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$525
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$591
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$507
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$623
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$626
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$542
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$538
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$621
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$600
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$653
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$530
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$600
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$927
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$532
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$624
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$743
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$570
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$506
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$521
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$1400