Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 81.4% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.83
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.40
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,879.17
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.59
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.52
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€671.93
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.06
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.47
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.10
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,404.67
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.21
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kinshasa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.29
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.36
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.88
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€101.98
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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