Kinshasa vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kinshasa	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2720	$2876
🏠 One person rent	$527	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1405	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1024	$1496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	31	95
😀 Quality of life	47	88
🏙️ Population	11.9M	4.36M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 0.9% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5309th and 5229th ($1001 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6524th and 181st 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	$7.1	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1722	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11227	$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$771	$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.4	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4181	$11035

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589