Kinshasa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$527
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
31
34
😀 Quality of life
47
43
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 101% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5309th and 8516th ($1001 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 536th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 6524th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Luoyang

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Kinshasa Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$10091

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584