Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 7.6% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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