Kinshasa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kinshasa	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3075	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$578	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1557	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$975	$1771
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	40	80
🏙️ Population	14.6M	17.7M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4732nd and 5950th ($1120 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6909th and 545th 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	$5.68	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1898	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6139	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.6	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.17	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4674	$22267

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609