Kinshasa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$581
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1768
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
27
90
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 9% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4904th and 4646th ($1133 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8881st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Taipei

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Kinshasa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$16947

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$590
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$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612