Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
?? |
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