Canada vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$2502
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$906
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$654
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
20
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
99
41
😀 Quality of life
90
16
🏙️ Population
37M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 117% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($941). Canada ranked 14th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 15th and 178th 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
$15.6
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.01
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
13.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$8804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$3620

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

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