Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 2.8 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
$15.00
CDF41,438.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
$10.08
CDF27,834.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
$2.78
CDF7,668.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
$0.84
CDF2,316.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
$2.26
CDF6,240.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
$4.75
CDF13,122.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
$8.16
CDF22,555.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
$4.38
CDF12,094.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
$2.16
CDF5,974.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$4.12
CDF11,392.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.37
CDF3,797.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$2.07
CDF5,715.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$2.77
CDF7,645.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$1.63
CDF4,507.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.57
CDF4,324.58
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
$4.62
CDF12,758.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
$44,341.60
CDF122,497,403.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
$14.35
CDF39,643.15
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
$300.00
CDF828,775.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,304,162.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
$680.00
CDF1,878,557.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
$423.64
CDF1,170,339.64
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,315,101.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,310,742.84
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
$1.74
CDF4,806.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
$4.35
CDF12,012.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
$3.50
CDF9,669.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
$97.50
CDF269,351.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
$10.00
CDF27,625.84
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Lima
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
$40.00
CDF110,503.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
$35.00
CDF96,690.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
$90.00
CDF248,632.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
$93.33
CDF257,841.21
|
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