Kinshasa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kinshasa	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$585	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1005	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$1360
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	94
😀 Quality of life	24	89
🏙️ Population	14.6M	4.05M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 5% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4860th and 5023rd ($1163 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the DR Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9013th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs New Taipei

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	Kinshasa	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.59	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.37	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.31%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$745	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.13	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.05	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.05	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.9	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5144	$18576

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$602
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$543
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$544
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$544
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$543
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$895
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$870
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$695
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$590
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$932
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$815
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$897
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1047
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$851
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$999
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$1037
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$745
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$665
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1239
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$692
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1067
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$595
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$895
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$492
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$662
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$816
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$887
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$668
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$522
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$857
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$1042
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1254
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$750
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$1344
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$641
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$785
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$834

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602