Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 7.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of India, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.39
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.88
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.44
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.27
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.24
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.58
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.64
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 18.7 times more for housing
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 16.3 times more for childcare
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.02
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.83
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.87
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
India
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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