Kinshasa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$527
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
31
95
😀 Quality of life
47
87
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 14% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5309th and 4516th ($1001 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6524th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$19102

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$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
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$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
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$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$676
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$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
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$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589