Kinshasa vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$585
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$664
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
68
😀 Quality of life
24
68
🏙️ Population
14.6M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 128% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4860th and 8643rd ($1163 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 Zhengzhou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 9013th and 4641st 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
$5.59
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$4.37
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556