Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 23.1% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
|
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