Australia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$2530
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$1179
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$876
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$649
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
20
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
95
12
🏙️ Population
26.5M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 148% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($954). Australia ranked 12th vs 94th 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 4th and 184th 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
$15.2
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$1464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$8373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$68.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$93.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$3579

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1041
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$957
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1007
1.79M
Kananga
$932
1.97M
Mbandaka
$810
1.19M
Tshikapa
$902
1.01M
Kisangani
$855
936K
Kolwezi
$947
573K
Likasi
$939
423K
Bukavu
$723
871K
Uvira
$763
590K
Kikwit
$852
398K
Matadi
$821
306K
Bunia
$784
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$826
196K
Isiro
$826
183K
Beni
$768
232K
Boma
$803
163K
Butembo
$760
218K
Gandajika
$815
146K
Gemena
$757
139K
Kindu
$728
172K
Kalemie
$730
147K
Bumba
$796
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
100K