Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Beirut, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
?? |
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