Kinshasa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$534
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
31
34
😀 Quality of life
40
40
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 104% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5365th and 8612th ($1041 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 6878th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$17189

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599