Canada vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$2418
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$147
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$647
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
20
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
99
44
😀 Quality of life
90
8
🏙️ Population
41.3M
109M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 88% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1064). Canada ranked 18th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 15th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Canada and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$951
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$3963

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

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