Kinshasa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$581
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1177
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
33
97
😀 Quality of life
27
74
🏙️ Population
14.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 72% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4904th and 7573rd ($1133 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8881st and 1885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Wuhan

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Kinshasa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.93
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$8347

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8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589