Austria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1743
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4236
$2502
🏠 One person rent
$900
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1640
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2736
$906
💸 GDP per capita
$52085
$654
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
20
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
93
41
😀 Quality of life
89
16
🏙️ Population
8.98M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1743) is 85% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($941). Austria ranked 22nd 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 Austria compared to 1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 18th and 178th 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
$15
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1253
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$281
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
13.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$8804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5374
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.51
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.5
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12866
$3620

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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
$1854
1.97M
Graz
$1658
293K
Linz
$1646
210K
Salzburg
$1691
155K
Innsbruck
$1720
131K
Klagenfurt
$1664
101K
Sankt Polten
$1535
55.5K
Wels
$1301
61.2K
Villach
$1581
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1605
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1325
44.5K
Steyr
$1508
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1663
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1602
27.1K
Amstetten
$1378
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1637
33.4K
Leonding
$1562
28.7K
Bregenz
$1705
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1543
25.3K
Leoben
$1393
24.6K
Traun
$1546
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1229
22.8K
Modling
$1621
20.6K
Hallein
$1688
21.2K
Lustenau
$1612
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1321
25K

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