Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 28.4% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
|
Kinshasa
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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