Kinshasa vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$563
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$940
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
89
😀 Quality of life
21
74
🏙️ Population
14.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 78% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4833rd and 7452nd ($1148 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 0.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 9069th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$18657

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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573