Kinshasa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$534
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
31
98
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 51% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5365th and 6979th ($1041 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6878th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$9062

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$589
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$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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$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611