Austria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$649
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
20
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
93
47
😀 Quality of life
92
8
🏙️ Population
9.18M
109M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 90% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1073). Austria ranked 20th 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 Austria compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 14th and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Austria and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 26 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.

Austria DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$922
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$23.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$4172

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

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