Kinshasa vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$563
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$608
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
32
70
😀 Quality of life
21
65
🏙️ Population
14.6M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 127% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4833rd and 8645th ($1148 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 9069th and 5294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Shijiazhuang

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Kinshasa Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707