Kinshasa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kinshasa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$534
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
31
24
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 34% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5365th and 6542nd ($1041 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6878th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Shangqiu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kinshasa vs Shangqiu

Prices for goods and services in Kinshasa and Shangqiu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kinshasa Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$18304

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kinshasa

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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542