Belgium vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$946
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$141
💸 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
90
8
🏙️ Population
11.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 67% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1073). Belgium ranked 25th vs 85th 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 Belgium compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 17th and 194th 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
$21.3
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$922
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$23.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$4172

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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
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1163
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1039
480K
Likasi
$1039
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
2.89M
Kananga
$1037
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1133
1.79M
Kisangani
$961
1.37M
Tshikapa
$999
1.01M
Uvira
$839
726K
Bukavu
$798
707K
Kalemie
$786
147K
Mbandaka
$851
470K
Kikwit
$932
398K
Bunia
$825
328K
Matadi
$895
306K
Beni
$810
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$895
196K
Isiro
$876
183K
Kindu
$785
172K
Boma
$870
163K
Butembo
$798
155K
Gandajika
$887
146K
Gemena
$816
139K
Bumba
$857
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
100K