Afghanistan vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$2418
🏠 One person rent
$201
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$147
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$647
😃 Human freedom index
4
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
66
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
20
🌐 English speaking %
6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
25
44
😀 Quality of life
12
8
🏙️ Population
42.6M
109M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 58% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1064). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 85th for the DR Congo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 189th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 25 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.

Afghanistan DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$951
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$3963

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Cities Comparison in Afghanistan vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

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