Austria vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$903
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$628
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
20
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
93
42
😀 Quality of life
87
12
🏙️ Population
8.98M
106M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 70% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Austria ranked 22nd vs 80th 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 18th and 185th 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
$14.4
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$4
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$3992

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K