Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 5.4% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
$8.47
₩11,673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
$4.85
₩6,685
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
$2.82
₩3,879
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
$2.77
₩3,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.78
₩57,571
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
$8.96
₩12,352
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
$592.83
₩816,914
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
$384.99
₩530,505
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
$3.92
₩5,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
$52.16
₩71,879
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
$10.63
₩14,654
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Kinshasa
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
$114.47
₩157,733
|
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