Kinshasa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$585
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
85
😀 Quality of life
24
86
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 21% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4860th and 5984th ($1163 vs $957) 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 9013th and 409th 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
$5.59
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665