Kinshasa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$585
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1005
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$681
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
33
14
😀 Quality of life
24
44
🏙️ Population
14.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 95% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4860th and 7960th ($1163 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 9013th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Zhoukou

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Kinshasa Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.37
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.31%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.13
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.05
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.05
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.2
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5144
$16685

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514