Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 52.8% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of France, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
France
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
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