Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 90.3% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
|
pay 96.0% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
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