Chile vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2344
$2418
🏠 One person rent
$438
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$147
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$647
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
20
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
85
44
😀 Quality of life
68
8
🏙️ Population
19.8M
109M

The average cost of living in Chile ($966) is 9% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1064). Chile ranked 100th 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 52nd and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Chile and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 46 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.

Chile DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.46
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.36
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$951
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.6
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2252
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$3963

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1108
6.26M
Puente Alto
$874
574K
San Bernardo
$768
301K
Vina del Mar
$885
333K
Antofagasta
$990
349K
Valparaiso
$908
297K
Calama
$659
158K
Iquique
$908
188K
Temuco
$888
282K
La Serena
$833
195K
Talca
$821
206K
Curico
$752
177K
Coquimbo
$829
204K
Rancagua
$780
231K
Concepcion
$874
218K
Chillan
$666
164K
Villa Alemana
$839
140K
Arica
$654
202K
Copiapo
$784
151K
Punta Arenas
$1021
123K
Puerto Montt
$748
170K
Valdivia
$817
150K
Los Angeles
$840
143K
Talcahuano
$657
148K
Osorno
$794
147K
Quilpue
$845
148K
Ovalle
$724
124K
Coronel
$801
116K
San Antonio
$1065
86.2K
Linares
$848
73.6K

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