Kinshasa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$534
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
31
95
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
11.9M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 2% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5365th and 5212th ($1041 vs $1060) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6878th and 279th 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
$6.22
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$13786

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605