| ⭐️ Total score |
1.94/5 (Rank #1228)
|
| 👍 Quality of life score |
Bad |
| 👶 Family score |
Bad |
| 🎒 Community score |
Okay |
| 💵 Cost |
🙂 Okay: $2,821 / mo
|
| 📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 2 Mbps (avg)
|
| 😝 Fun |
Okay |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 28°C82°F (feels 32°C90°F)
|
| 💦 Humidity (now) |
🥵 Sweaty: 79%
|
| 👌 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 |
Bad |
| 🚦 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 | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌦 28°C 82°F + 🥵 Sweaty (79%) = feels 32°C 90°F
|
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
|
| 💸 10,000 CDF in USD | USD 4.42 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | CDF 1,000,000 = USD 442 |
| 💻 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 | $2,821 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,238 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $2,325 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $664 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $2,749 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $669 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $71 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $129 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $106 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $5 |
| 🥤 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
✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
❌ No democracy
❌ 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+
❌ 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 | 400 people | 0 people | 0 people | 200 people |
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