Kinshasa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$585
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1212
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
24
87
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 24% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4860th and 6085th ($1163 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9013th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Taoyuan

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
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$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464