Austria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1840
$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4435
$2530
🏠 One person rent
$961
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1740
$1179
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2753
$876
💸 GDP per capita
$56506
$649
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
20
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
93
41
😀 Quality of life
88
12
🏙️ Population
8.98M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1840) is 93% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($954). Austria ranked 20th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 17th and 184th 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
$15.6
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$37.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$312
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8325
$8373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5764
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$68.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$5.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$5.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.91
$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.8
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$122
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$93.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12941
$3579

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1965
1.97M
Graz
$1764
293K
Linz
$1690
210K
Salzburg
$1778
155K
Innsbruck
$1783
131K
Klagenfurt
$1770
101K
Wels
$1350
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1653
55.5K
Villach
$1674
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1188
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1768
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1920
33.4K
Steyr
$1563
38.3K
Leonding
$1616
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1698
26.3K
Amstetten
$1436
23.6K
Klosterneuburg
$1681
27.1K
Bregenz
$1774
29.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1632
25.3K
Leoben
$1424
24.6K
Traun
$1604
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1485
22.8K
Lustenau
$1740
23.6K
Modling
$1772
20.6K
Hallein
$1706
21.2K
Wolfsberg
$1397
25K

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