Cost of living comparison
Vaduz is 43.0% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Vaduz instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
$15.46
CHF14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
$4.79
CHF4.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
$3.77
CHF3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
$7.67
CHF6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
$6.88
CHF6.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
$7.71
CHF6.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
$4.87
CHF4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.21
CHF50.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,478.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
$10.85
CHF9.84
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
$55.95
CHF50.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,431.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,163.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
$154.00
CHF139.60
|
|
pay 12.8% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
$248.46
CHF225.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,252.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
$5.52
CHF5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
$5.34
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
$60.86
CHF55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
$32.10
CHF29.10
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Vaduz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
$95.70
CHF86.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
$45.67
CHF41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
$107.59
CHF97.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
$152.03
CHF137.81
|
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