Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 47.0% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
$2.90
NGN3,847.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
|
pay 57.4% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
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