Bolivia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$683
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$2502
🏠 One person rent
$275
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$906
💸 GDP per capita
$3600
$654
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
20
🌐 English speaking %
4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
45
41
😀 Quality of life
34
16
🏙️ Population
11.1M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($683) is 27% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($941). Bolivia ranked 137th 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 0.6 months in Bolivia compared to 1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 136th and 178th 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
$4.02
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.6%
13.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$8804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.52
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.48
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$3620

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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
La Paz
$705
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
3.15M
El Alto
$662
842K
Cochabamba
$525
632K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sacaba
$525
172K
Tarija
$628
180K
Sucre
$455
300K
Potosi
$525
190K
Trinidad
$775
101K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1001
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$958
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1025
1.79M
Kananga
$934
1.97M
Mbandaka
$825
1.19M
Kisangani
$860
936K
Kolwezi
$961
573K
Tshikapa
$890
732K
Bukavu
$739
871K
Likasi
$953
423K
Uvira
$776
590K
Matadi
$827
306K
Bunia
$748
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$833
196K
Kikwit
$829
187K
Isiro
$808
183K
Beni
$747
232K
Boma
$813
163K
Butembo
$745
218K
Gandajika
$824
146K
Gemena
$770
139K
Kindu
$740
172K
Kalemie
$746
147K
Bumba
$804
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
100K