Kinshasa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$585
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1024
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
95
😀 Quality of life
24
77
🏙️ Population
14.6M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 24% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4860th and 6106th ($1163 vs $939) 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 0.1 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 9013th and 1113th 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
$5.59
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$22916

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$602
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$543
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$859
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$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

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
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$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
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$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
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$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
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$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
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$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
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$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638