Kinshasa vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kinshasa	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2720	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$527	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1405	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1024	$376
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	31	80
😀 Quality of life	47	47
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 84% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5309th and 8159th ($1001 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in the DR Congo and Indonesia, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs South Tangerang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 6524th and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs South Tangerang

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	Kinshasa	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.1	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1722	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11227	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$771	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.6	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.3	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.4	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4181	$8139

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Cities near Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$561
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$511
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$509
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$510
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$510
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$827
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$813
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$749
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$829
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$829
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$887
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1041
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$825
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$890
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$934
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$697
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$733
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1242
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$771
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$958
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$702
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$462
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$767
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$770
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$824
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$567
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$489
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$804
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$866
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$866
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1300
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$683
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$990
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$587
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$740
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$860

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511