Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 2.9 times more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
|
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