Angola vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Angola DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2502
🏠 One person rent
$378
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1315
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2804
$906
💸 GDP per capita
$3000
$654
😃 Human freedom index
5.76
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
61.6
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
20
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
11
41
😀 Quality of life
45
16
🏙️ Population
32.9M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Angola ($878) is 7% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($941). Angola ranked 99th vs 88th 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 3.2 months in Angola compared to 1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 98th and 178th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Angola vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Angola and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Angola DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1945
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.98%
13.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11219
$8804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3386
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.7
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$740
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13819
$3620

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Angola

City Cost of living Population
Luanda
$1041
2.49M
Huambo
$702
844K
Cabinda
$749
739K
Benguela
$771
562K
Lobito
$733
393K
Luena
$767
357K
N'zeto
$829
47.8K
Ambriz
$887
22.7K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1001
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$958
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1025
1.79M
Kananga
$934
1.97M
Mbandaka
$825
1.19M
Kisangani
$860
936K
Kolwezi
$961
573K
Tshikapa
$890
732K
Bukavu
$739
871K
Likasi
$953
423K
Uvira
$776
590K
Matadi
$827
306K
Bunia
$748
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$833
196K
Kikwit
$829
187K
Isiro
$808
183K
Beni
$747
232K
Boma
$813
163K
Butembo
$745
218K
Gandajika
$824
146K
Gemena
$770
139K
Kindu
$740
172K
Kalemie
$746
147K
Bumba
$804
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
100K