Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 13.2% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
|
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