Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Beijing, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.54
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.39
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.18
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.07
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.43
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.27
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.82
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.64
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.20
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.96
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.19
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,712.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.28
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.63
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,895.24
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,995.09
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,947.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,587.66
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.85
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.54
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.62
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥441.99
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beijing
|
Kinshasa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.24
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥606.56
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥800.51
|
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