Kinshasa vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kinshasa Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2720
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$527
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1405
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
31
98
😀 Quality of life
47
71
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.3M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 55% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5309th and 7238th ($1001 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 185th 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 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 6524th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kinshasa vs Wuhan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kinshasa vs Wuhan

Prices for goods and services in Kinshasa and Wuhan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kinshasa Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.1
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1722
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11227
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$771
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.09
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4181
$11975

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kinshasa

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$561
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$511
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$509
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$510
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$510
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$827
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$813
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$749
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$545
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$829
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$829
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$887
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1041
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$825
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$890
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$934
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$651
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$697
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$733
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1242
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$771
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$958
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$702
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$833
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$462
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$767
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$770
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$824
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$567
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$489
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$804
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$866
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$866
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1300
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$683
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$990
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$587
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$740
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$860

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575