Kinshasa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$527
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
31
24
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
11.9M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 35% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5309th and 6604th ($1001 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6524th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543