Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 5.0 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES395.39
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.43
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.08
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES431.18
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.98
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.88
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.87
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.15
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.87
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.45
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.40
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.05
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES510.04
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.65
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.53
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.82
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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