Kinshasa vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$563
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$593
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
33
😀 Quality of life
21
46
🏙️ Population
14.6M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 124% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4833rd and 8584th ($1148 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 9069th and 6971st 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
$6.58
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$16794

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582