Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 5.3 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,713
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS428
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS567
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,213
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,107
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,047
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,054
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS886
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS673
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS255
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS249
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS19,984
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,854,105
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,139
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,271
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,564
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,390
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,170
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 14.4 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,545
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS593,818
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,997
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS742
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS628
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS14,988
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,897
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,894
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS11,991
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,494
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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