Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR162.97
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR89.58
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR19.29
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR15.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR20.54
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR70.71
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR93.98
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR44.89
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR39.72
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR13.21
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR13.10
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.88
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR14.41
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.24
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR11.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR96.69
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,249.46
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR365,060.10
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR167.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR748.52
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,963.96
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR7,254.40
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,645.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR4,144.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR91,823.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR45.63
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR38.18
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR56.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR654.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR149.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Kinshasa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR938.94
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR662.76
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,765.54
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,880.46
|
?? |
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