Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 29.8% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Paris, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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