Bolivia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2418
🏠 One person rent
$314
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$364
$147
💸 GDP per capita
$4001
$647
😃 Human freedom index
6.88
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
20
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
45
44
😀 Quality of life
39
8
🏙️ Population
12.4M
109M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($715) is 33% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1064). Bolivia ranked 144th 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 0.5 months in Bolivia compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 131st and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Bolivia and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Bolivia DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$951
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1214
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.2
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.26
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.76
$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.2
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3641
$3963

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$809
3.15M
El Alto
$675
842K
La Paz
$681
756K
Cochabamba
$565
632K
Sucre
$627
361K
Oruro
$634
265K
Potosi
$509
190K
Sacaba
$562
172K
Tarija
$560
180K
Trinidad
$780
124K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1148
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1045
573K
Likasi
$1032
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
2.89M
Kananga
$1029
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1124
1.79M
Kisangani
$957
1.37M
Tshikapa
$993
1.01M
Uvira
$842
726K
Bukavu
$803
707K
Kalemie
$792
147K
Mbandaka
$836
470K
Kikwit
$928
398K
Bunia
$833
328K
Matadi
$893
306K
Beni
$820
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$897
196K
Isiro
$879
183K
Kindu
$793
172K
Boma
$871
163K
Butembo
$804
155K
Gandajika
$885
146K
Gemena
$808
139K
Bumba
$858
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
100K