Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 2.6 times more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.40
|
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.24
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.45
|
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.52
|
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.74
|
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.54
|
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.99
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,891.19
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.25
|
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.35
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN877.42
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN677.56
|
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.50
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN841.86
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,266.56
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.12
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.46
|
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.30
|
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.54
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.06
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.11
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.73
|
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
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