Kinshasa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$527
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
47
80
🏙️ Population
11.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 7% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5309th and 5744th ($1001 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6524th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Shenzhen

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Kinshasa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$24305

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$561
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$511
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$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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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584