Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.6 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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