Brazil vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1967
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$344
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$184
💸 GDP per capita
$10311
$649
😃 Human freedom index
7.4
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
75.8
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
20
🌐 English speaking %
5.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
50
9
🏙️ Population
212M
109M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($787) is 25% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1051). Brazil ranked 135th 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 0.7 months in Brazil compared to 0.2 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 94th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Brazil and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 385 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.

Brazil DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.19
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.38
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.23
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$97.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1823
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.4
$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$9.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.6
$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.2
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9857
$4128

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1126
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$1095
6.21M
Brasilia
$958
3M
Belo Horizonte
$898
2.32M
Fortaleza
$824
2.58M
Manaus
$842
2.3M
Curitiba
$874
1.77M
Salvador
$887
2.42M
Campinas
$891
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$885
1.39M
Recife
$802
1.49M
Uberlandia
$728
762K
Sao Jose dos Campos
$884
727K
Duque de Caxias
$651
887K
Florianopolis
$1035
587K
Goiania
$800
1.44M
Nova Iguacu
$617
843K
Belem
$812
1.3M
Guarulhos
$783
1.32M
Santo Andre
$700
749K
Niteroi
$824
497K
Maceio
$752
958K
Campo Grande
$671
963K
Joao Pessoa
$820
834K
Ribeirao Preto
$749
732K
Joinville
$787
616K
Sao Luis
$818
1.04M
Teresina
$592
868K
Contagem
$607
652K
Osasco
$793
760K

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