Belgium vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$946
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$184
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$649
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
20
🌐 English speaking %
59%
1%
🎓 Higher education
97
47
😀 Quality of life
91
9
🏙️ Population
11.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 69% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1051). Belgium ranked 25th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.2 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 16th and 191st 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
$21.5
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$97.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$9.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$4128

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1133
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
2.89M
Kananga
$1019
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1125
1.79M
Kisangani
$946
1.37M
Tshikapa
$979
1.01M
Uvira
$828
726K
Bukavu
$779
707K
Kolwezi
$1044
573K
Mbandaka
$833
470K
Likasi
$1029
423K
Kikwit
$915
398K
Bunia
$810
328K
Matadi
$881
306K
Beni
$795
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$881
196K
Isiro
$860
183K
Kindu
$771
172K
Boma
$856
163K
Butembo
$784
155K
Kalemie
$770
147K
Gandajika
$872
146K
Gemena
$801
139K
Bumba
$843
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
100K