Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 3.1 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Managua
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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