Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.0% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Austria instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 44.6% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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