Kinshasa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$534
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
78
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
11.9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 100% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5365th and 8506th ($1041 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6878th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Zhengzhou

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Kinshasa Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$589
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$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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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619