Kinshasa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$563
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1659
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
94
😀 Quality of life
21
87
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 13% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4833rd and 4455th ($1148 vs $1313) 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 9069th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589