Kinshasa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Kinshasa Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$3244
🏠 One person rent
$573
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$1597
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1203
$795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
31
70
😀 Quality of life
34
68
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 1% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4747th and 4827th ($1085 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.7 months in Suzhou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 8015th and 3681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.69
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2554
$1497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.08%
5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10276
$8706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$4590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.77
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.2
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1726
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$20145

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$567
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$518
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$874
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$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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$815
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$781
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$813
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$770
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$695
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$722
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$722
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$743
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$756
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1183
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$752
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$743
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$707
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1064
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$712
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$687
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$797
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$717
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$718
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$849
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$654
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$635
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$704
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$762
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$634
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$590
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$664
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$659
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$712
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$635
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$716
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$755
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$844
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$762
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$707
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$655
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$668
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$785
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$654