Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 2.0 times more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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