Kinshasa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Kinshasa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$573
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1597
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1203
$857
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
31
98
😀 Quality of life
34
72
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 69% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4747th and 7165th ($1085 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 203rd 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 1.1 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 8015th and 2078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.69
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2554
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.08%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10276
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.77
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.54
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.2
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$17684

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$567
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$518
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$874
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$518
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$517
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$518
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$902
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$886
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$752
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$551
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$907
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$932
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$924
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1005
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$896
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$972
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1014
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$612
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$654
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$724
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1291
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$765
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1043
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$738
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$907
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$490
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$834
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$836
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$896
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$556
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$517
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$873
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$872
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$937
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1332
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$511
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1078
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$386
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$564

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$617
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$650
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$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713