Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 50.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 68.5% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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