Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dakar
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
?? |
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