Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 65.8% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 73.1% less for transportation
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Kinshasa
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
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