Kinshasa vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$581
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$800
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
33
58
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
14.6M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 118% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4904th and 8567th ($1133 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 8881st and 4412th 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
$4.93
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740