Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 2.8 times more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.11
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.30
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.43
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.77
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.56
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.30
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.07
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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