Cost of living comparison
Canada is 3.8% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Canada instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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