Kinshasa vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$585
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$688
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
17
😀 Quality of life
24
44
🏙️ Population
14.6M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 93% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4860th and 7914th ($1163 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 9013th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Shangqiu

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Kinshasa Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518