Kinshasa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$581
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1536
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
33
93
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
14.6M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 15% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4904th and 5651st ($1133 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8881st and 245th 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
$4.93
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$19490

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$590
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$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473