⭐️ Total score |
1.85/5 (Rank #1286)
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Bad |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,368 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 31°C87°F (feels 35°C95°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 60%
|
👌 Safety |
Bad
|
👩 Safe for women |
Bad |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
🤮 Food safety* |
Bad
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
|
🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
|
💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$43 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
😤 Dense: 20k ppl/km² (1 per 7x7m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
|
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | DR Congo |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 31°C 87°F + 😊 Comfy (60%) = feels 35°C 95°F
|
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10,000 CDF in USD | USD 3.51 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CDF 1,000,000 = USD 351 |
💻 Best coworking space | Imani Hub |
☕️ Best coffee place | Muzik Cafe |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 11,000,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $512 / year |
😤 Population density | 😤 crowded: 7x7m (49m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 71% 👱♀️ 29% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Cores |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | CAA |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air France |
🏥 Best hospital | Centre Medical de Kinshasa |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $3,368 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $982 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,845 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $527 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,763 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $530 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $56 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $176 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $84 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $4 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $0 |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No democracy
❌ Very expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 28°C / 82°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 29°C / 84°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 27°C / 81°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 28°C / 82°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm | 25°C / 77°F warm |
Real (median) |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
25°C / 77°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
27°C / 80°F
warm |
26°C / 78°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
25°C / 76°F
warm |
Humidity |
nice 83% |
nice 85% |
nice 87% |
nice 84% |
nice 77% |
nice 69% |
nice 61% |
nice 63% |
nice 66% |
nice 81% |
nice 90% |
nice 90% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
rainy 183mm |
rainy 149mm |
rainy 209mm |
rainy 242mm |
rainy 134mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 0mm |
dry 17mm |
dry 44mm |
rainy 181mm |
rainy 277mm |
rainy 259mm |
Cloud |
pockets 44% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 20% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 47% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
Remote workers | 200 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 200 people | 200 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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