Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 25.3% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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