Australia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$2418
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$147
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$647
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
20
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
94
8
🏙️ Population
27.2M
109M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 111% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1064). Australia ranked 13th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 5th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Australia and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 64 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.

Australia DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$951
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$3963

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

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