Australia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2502
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$906
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$654
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
20
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
94
16
🏙️ Population
25.7M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 144% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($941). Australia ranked 10th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 6th and 178th 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
$14.6
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
13.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$8804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$3620

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

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