DR Congo vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1064
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2418
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$477
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$647
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
5.29
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
81
🌐 English speaking %
1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
8
92
🏙️ Population
109M
5.57M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1064) is 52% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). the DR Congo ranked 85th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in the DR Congo compared to 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 191st and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Norway

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

DR Congo Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.75
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$951
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.14
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$11184

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In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1148
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1045
573K
Likasi
$1032
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
2.89M
Kananga
$1029
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1124
1.79M
Kisangani
$957
1.37M
Tshikapa
$993
1.01M
Uvira
$842
726K
Bukavu
$803
707K
Kalemie
$792
147K
Mbandaka
$836
470K
Kikwit
$928
398K
Bunia
$833
328K
Matadi
$893
306K
Beni
$820
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$897
196K
Isiro
$879
183K
Kindu
$793
172K
Boma
$871
163K
Butembo
$804
155K
Gandajika
$885
146K
Gemena
$808
139K
Bumba
$858
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
100K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K