Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 7.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 32.2 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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