Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 43.8% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
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