Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 9.5% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Washington, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Washington
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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