Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS497.86
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS487.90
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.18
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.11
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS407.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS286.11
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS149.46
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS207.31
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.62
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.63
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS73.86
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.97
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.91
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS248.11
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS545.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,385,416.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS318.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,059.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,498.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,769.82
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,033.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,231.28
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS512,570.97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS99.57
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS179.75
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS133.92
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,742.64
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS348.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,277.55
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,236.06
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,373.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,915.90
|
?? |
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