Cost of living comparison
Doha is 6.9% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Doha instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
|
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