Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Beirut, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Beirut
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
?? |
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