Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 69.1% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
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