Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 51.4% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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