Kinshasa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Kinshasa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$573
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1597
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1203
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
95
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
11.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4747th and 5064th ($1085 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8015th and 367th 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
$8.69
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2554
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.08%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10276
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.77
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.2
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$24732

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$567
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$518
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$874
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$518
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$517
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$518
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$902
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$886
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$752
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$551
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$907
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$932
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$924
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1005
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$896
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$972
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1014
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$612
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$654
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$724
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1291
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$765
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1043
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$738
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$907
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$490
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$834
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$836
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$896
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$556
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$517
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$873
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$872
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$937
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1332
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$511
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1078
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$386
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$564

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$2411
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$2720
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$657
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$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
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$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
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$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
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$865
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$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626