Kinshasa vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$563
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1127
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
32
70
😀 Quality of life
21
71
🏙️ Population
14.6M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 49% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4833rd and 6778th ($1148 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 9069th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$15339

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$595
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610