Kinshasa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$534
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
84
😀 Quality of life
40
80
🏙️ Population
11.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 12% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5365th and 6052nd ($1041 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the DR Congo and Taiwan, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6878th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Taichung

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Kinshasa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$531
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$686
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716