Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 29.5% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Australia, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
|
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