Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
?? |
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