Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 73.4% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Athens, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Athens
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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