Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 23.6% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$2.95
THB108.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$0.57
THB20.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$0.32
THB11.86
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$8.67
THB318.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$6.60
THB242.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$1.36
THB50.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$0.63
THB23.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$0.90
THB33.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$0.73
THB26.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$0.73
THB26.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.63
THB23.05
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$4.46
THB164.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
$10.60
THB389.75
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$2.36
THB86.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$2.30
THB84.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$7.97
THB293.13
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
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