Kinshasa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$563
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$969
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
96
😀 Quality of life
21
78
🏙️ Population
14.6M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 31% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4833rd and 6334th ($1148 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9069th and 1094th 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
$6.58
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$22402

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$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634