Kinshasa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$527
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
47
86
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 16% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5309th and 6163rd ($1001 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6524th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$13937

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$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$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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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716