Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 13.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 10.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 20.5 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 38.2 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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