Kinshasa vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$585
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$792
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
33
25
😀 Quality of life
24
46
🏙️ Population
14.6M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 95% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4860th and 7971st ($1163 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 230th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 9013th and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Xinyang

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Kinshasa Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$8982

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$602
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$543
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$544
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$544
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$543
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$895
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$870
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$695
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$590
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$932
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$815
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$897
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1047
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$851
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$999
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1037
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$699
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$745
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$665
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1239
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$692
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$595
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$492
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$662
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$816
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$887
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$668
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$522
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$857
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1042
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1042
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1254
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$750
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1344
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$641
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$785
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$834

Cities near Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562