Australia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$184
💸 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 %
91.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
98
47
😀 Quality of life
97
9
🏙️ Population
27.2M
109M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 134% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1051). Australia ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.2 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 4th 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
$16.2
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$97.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$4128

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1133
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
2.89M
Kananga
$1019
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1125
1.79M
Kisangani
$946
1.37M
Tshikapa
$979
1.01M
Uvira
$828
726K
Bukavu
$779
707K
Kolwezi
$1044
573K
Mbandaka
$833
470K
Likasi
$1029
423K
Kikwit
$915
398K
Bunia
$810
328K
Matadi
$881
306K
Beni
$795
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$881
196K
Isiro
$860
183K
Kindu
$771
172K
Boma
$856
163K
Butembo
$784
155K
Kalemie
$770
147K
Gandajika
$872
146K
Gemena
$801
139K
Bumba
$843
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
100K