Chile vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

Chile DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$2711
🏠 One person rent
$487
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1317
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$735
$1145
💸 GDP per capita
$15356
$586
😃 Human freedom index
8.06
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
78.9
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
20
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
86
42
😀 Quality of life
66
18
🏙️ Population
19.5M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1040) is 2% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1016). Chile ranked 73rd vs 76th 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 Chile compared to 1.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 49th and 180th 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
$10.2
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$3.58
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$877
$1947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$843
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.09%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$8386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2321
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.45
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$2.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5692
$3783

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1191
6.26M
San Bernardo
$810
301K
Antofagasta
$1155
349K
Puente Alto
$860
574K
Los Angeles
$894
143K
Vina del Mar
$938
333K
Calama
$859
158K
Iquique
$1005
188K
Temuco
$882
282K
Copiapo
$879
151K
Coquimbo
$905
204K
Valparaiso
$881
297K
Rancagua
$899
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
La Serena
$915
195K
Osorno
$795
147K
Talcahuano
$787
148K
Chillan
$711
164K
Punta Arenas
$1081
123K
Valdivia
$953
150K
Arica
$814
202K
Puerto Montt
$912
170K
Quilpue
$877
148K
Talca
$793
206K
Curico
$770
162K
Coronel
$815
116K
Villa Alemana
$864
125K
Linares
$933
73.6K
San Antonio
$1215
86.2K
Ovalle
$692
75.9K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1085
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1043
2.89M
Kananga
$1014
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1045
1.79M
Mbandaka
$896
1.19M
Kisangani
$935
936K
Bukavu
$805
871K
Tshikapa
$972
732K
Uvira
$848
590K
Kolwezi
$1004
573K
Likasi
$1044
423K
Bunia
$814
328K
Matadi
$902
306K
Beni
$816
232K
Butembo
$815
218K
Mwene-Ditu
$907
196K
Kikwit
$907
187K
Isiro
$883
183K
Kindu
$811
172K
Boma
$886
163K
Gandajika
$896
146K
Kalemie
$812
147K
Gemena
$836
139K
Bumba
$873
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$874
100K