Kinshasa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$534
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
96
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
11.9M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 9% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5365th and 5948th ($1041 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6878th and 556th 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
$6.22
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$24117

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$589
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$529
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$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618