Kinshasa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$534
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
31
90
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
11.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 47% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5365th and 6862nd ($1041 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in the DR Congo and China, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6878th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$16590

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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618