Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 68.5% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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