Kinshasa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2581
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$563
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1016
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
32
98
😀 Quality of life
21
74
🏙️ Population
14.6M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 80% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4833rd and 7501st ($1148 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9069th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kinshasa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1220
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.35%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$686
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.34
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.01
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.11
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.17
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4749
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571