Kinshasa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3075
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$578
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$975
$1050
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
31
93
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 28% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4732nd and 6171st ($1120 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6909th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1898
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6139
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$726
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.17
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4674
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$580
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$520
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$519
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$523
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$522
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$844
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$821
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$676
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$569
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$876
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$788
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$863
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1012
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$850
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$934
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$976
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$625
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$668
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$645
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1121
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$671
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$577
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$843
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$482
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$634
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$767
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$828
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$747
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$513
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$806
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$900
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$900
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1265
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$655
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$741
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$601
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$746
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443