Belgium vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1528
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3592
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$807
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$1313
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.3
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2610
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$54701
$628
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
20
🌐 English speaking %
59%
1%
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
87
12
🏙️ Population
11.6M
106M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1528) is 50% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Belgium ranked 29th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 19th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Belgium and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 91 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.

Belgium DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3895
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.7
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.47
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14161
$3992

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K

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