Kinshasa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$581
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$624
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
31
😀 Quality of life
27
49
🏙️ Population
14.6M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 110% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4904th and 8441st ($1133 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 8881st and 6749th 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
$4.93
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$4.29
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610