Cost of living comparison
Australia is 23.5% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Australia instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
|
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