Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 58.8% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
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
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.78
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.61
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.55
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.48
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Berlin
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€934.00
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.66
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.39
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.01
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.53
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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