Kinshasa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$581
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$902
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
68
😀 Quality of life
27
70
🏙️ Population
14.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 117% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4904th and 8548th ($1133 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8881st and 3567th 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
$4.93
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Brazzaville
$590
61 km or 38 mi Kinkala
$533
114 km or 71 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
197 km or 122 mi Madingou
$531
225 km or 140 mi Kayes
$533
260 km or 162 mi Gamboma
$531
261 km or 162 mi Matadi
$881
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$856
371 km or 230 mi Cabinda
$673
386 km or 240 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$915
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$721
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$791
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$923
590 km or 366 mi Mbandaka
$833
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$979
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$1019
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$698
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$743
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$610
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1209
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$631
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$554
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$478
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$595
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$801
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$872
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$666
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$506
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$843
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$1011
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$1013
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1156
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$738
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$1272
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$627
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$771
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$821

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567