Kinshasa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$534
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
31
95
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5365th and 4715th ($1041 vs $1158) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6878th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$18424

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$589
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$529
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$801
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605