Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 36.6% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
$21.99
€20.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
$10.86
€10.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
$5.35
€4.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
$5.60
€5.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
$6.74
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
$31.06
€28.82
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
$854.36
€792.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
$3.94
€3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
$47.17
€43.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
$124.74
€115.73
|
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