Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 13.2% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,438.77
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,834.51
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,668.19
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,316.06
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,240.53
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,122.28
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,555.30
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,094.60
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF5,974.96
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,392.29
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,797.43
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,715.22
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,645.74
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,507.99
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,324.58
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,758.18
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF122,497,403.59
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,643.15
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF828,775.32
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,304,162.07
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,878,557.40
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,170,339.64
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,315,101.30
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,310,742.84
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,806.15
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,012.93
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,669.05
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF269,351.98
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,625.84
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF110,503.38
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF96,690.45
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF248,632.60
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF257,841.21
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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