Chile vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$441
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$17068
$628
😃 Human freedom index
8.24
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
20
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
85
42
😀 Quality of life
63
12
🏙️ Population
19.5M
106M

The average cost of living in Chile ($983) is 3% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Chile ranked 87th vs 80th 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 56th and 185th 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
$10.6
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2507
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2470
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.2
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6686
$3992

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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
$1133
6.26M
Puente Alto
$930
574K
San Bernardo
$875
301K
Vina del Mar
$874
333K
Antofagasta
$1011
349K
Iquique
$923
188K
Calama
$673
158K
Valparaiso
$805
297K
La Serena
$814
195K
Temuco
$935
282K
Coquimbo
$807
204K
Talca
$835
206K
Rancagua
$798
231K
Concepcion
$902
218K
Chillan
$642
164K
Puerto Montt
$757
170K
Arica
$748
202K
Copiapo
$767
151K
Punta Arenas
$1038
123K
Valdivia
$839
150K
Talcahuano
$671
148K
Osorno
$810
147K
Los Angeles
$762
143K
Quilpue
$832
148K
Ovalle
$735
124K
Curico
$765
177K
Coronel
$810
116K
San Antonio
$1074
86.2K
Villa Alemana
$827
127K
Linares
$860
73.6K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K