Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Seoul, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Seoul
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
?? |
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