Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 12.5% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 26.0% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
|
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