Cost of living comparison
Kinshasa is 28.2% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$15.00
CDF41,775.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$10.08
CDF28,060.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$2.78
CDF7,730.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$0.84
CDF2,334.86
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$2.26
CDF6,291.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$4.75
CDF13,228.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$8.16
CDF22,738.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$4.38
CDF12,192.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$2.16
CDF6,023.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$4.12
CDF11,484.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$1.37
CDF3,828.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$2.07
CDF5,761.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$2.77
CDF7,707.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$1.63
CDF4,544.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$1.57
CDF4,359.67
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$4.62
CDF12,861.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,491,346.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$14.35
CDF39,964.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$300.00
CDF835,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,347,200.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$680.00
CDF1,893,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,835.76
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,508,000.00
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$1.74
CDF4,845.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$4.35
CDF12,110.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$3.50
CDF9,747.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$97.50
CDF271,537.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$10.00
CDF27,850.00
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$40.00
CDF111,400.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$35.00
CDF97,475.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$90.00
CDF250,650.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$93.33
CDF259,933.33
|
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