Kinshasa vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kinshasa	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1041	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2802	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$534	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1407	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$961	$739
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	31	85
😀 Quality of life	40	68
🏙️ Population	11.9M	9.07M

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 103% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5365th and 8584th ($1041 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 Shenyang. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6878th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Shenyang

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	Kinshasa	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.22	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.1	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1750	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1040	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.37%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10294	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$709	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3879	$25284

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Cities near Kinshasa

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511