Kinshasa vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2529
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$581
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$983
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$701
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
33
14
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
14.6M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 86% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4904th and 7898th ($1133 vs $610) 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 0.2 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8881st and 7422nd 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
$4.93
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.9
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.92
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.42
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.8
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.05
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5052
$18568

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531