Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 10.2% more expensive than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.48
€46.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
$28,585.69
€26,820.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 47.7% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
$918.12
€861.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
$715.20
€671.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
$192.75
€180.84
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
$275.36
€258.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
$12,936.40
€12,137.58
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
$31.68
€29.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
$12.09
€11.35
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
$94.30
€88.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
$35.86
€33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
$90.35
€84.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
$116.35
€109.17
|
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