Cost of living comparison
London is 48.6% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in London instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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