Australia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$649
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
20
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
98
47
😀 Quality of life
96
8
🏙️ Population
27.2M
109M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 126% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1073). Australia ranked 12th 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 4th and 194th 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
$16.4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$922
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$23.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$4172

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1163
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1039
480K
Likasi
$1039
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
2.89M
Kananga
$1037
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1133
1.79M
Kisangani
$961
1.37M
Tshikapa
$999
1.01M
Uvira
$839
726K
Bukavu
$798
707K
Kalemie
$786
147K
Mbandaka
$851
470K
Kikwit
$932
398K
Bunia
$825
328K
Matadi
$895
306K
Beni
$810
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$895
196K
Isiro
$876
183K
Kindu
$785
172K
Boma
$870
163K
Butembo
$798
155K
Gandajika
$887
146K
Gemena
$816
139K
Bumba
$857
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
100K