⭐️ Total score |
1.8/5 (Rank #1271)
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👍 Quality of life score |
Bad |
👶 Family score |
Bad |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Pricey: $3,278 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 4Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Too hot: 30°C87°F (feels 36°C97°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 76%
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👌 Safety |
Bad
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🤮 Food safety* |
Bad
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Bad
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🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Very bad
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$43 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
😤 People density |
😤 Dense: 20k ppl/km² (1 per 7x7m)
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🚶 Walkability |
Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) |
Bad |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
|
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Bad |
👩 Female friendly |
Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | DR Congo |
🗓️ Average trip length | 8 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 4 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 30°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (76%) = feels 36°C 97°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 10,000 CDF in USD | USD 3.60 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CDF 1,000,000 = USD 360 |
💻 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) |
👨 60% 👱♀️ 40% |
⛪️ 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 | $3,278 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,007 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,892 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $540 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,613 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $544 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $169 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $87 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $4 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $1 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $0 |
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ No democracy
❌ Too expensive
❌ Not very safe
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ 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+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
79
26° warm |
79
26° warm |
77
25° warm |
77
25° warm |
Real |
78
26°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
79
26°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
77
25°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
76
25°
warm |
76
25°
warm |
Humidity |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
nice 44% |
nice 42% |
nice 39% |
nice 35% |
nice 31% |
nice 32% |
nice 33% |
nice 41% |
nice 45% |
nice 45% |
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 | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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