Kinshasa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$563
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1051
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
21
84
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 22% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4833rd and 5995th ($1148 vs $942) 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 9069th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$595
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$538
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$536
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$536
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$536
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$893
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$871
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$706
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$585
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$928
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$853
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$946
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1116
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$836
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$993
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1029
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$660
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$708
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$684
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1241
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$719
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$606
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$494
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$682
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$808
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$885
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$671
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$526
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$858
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1046
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1044
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1363
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$755
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1413
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$665
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$793
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451