Kinshasa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$534
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
11.9M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 20% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5365th and 6227th ($1041 vs $868) 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 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6878th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$529
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691