Chile vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2559
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$477
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$854
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$16710
$649
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
20
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
85
47
😀 Quality of life
70
8
🏙️ Population
19.8M
109M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1051) is 2% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1073). Chile ranked 90th 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 194th 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
$10.5
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$1782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$922
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.6
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2520
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$23.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$4172

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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
$1191
6.26M
Puente Alto
$966
574K
San Bernardo
$848
301K
Vina del Mar
$974
333K
Antofagasta
$1103
349K
Valparaiso
$987
297K
Calama
$738
158K
Iquique
$1010
188K
Talcahuano
$747
270K
Temuco
$993
282K
Talca
$921
232K
La Serena
$929
195K
Coquimbo
$915
204K
Rancagua
$879
231K
Concepcion
$973
218K
Chillan
$740
164K
Arica
$727
202K
Copiapo
$868
151K
Punta Arenas
$1132
123K
Puerto Montt
$834
170K
Valdivia
$919
150K
Los Angeles
$938
143K
Osorno
$886
147K
Quilpue
$943
148K
Ovalle
$804
124K
Villa Alemana
$930
140K
Curico
$826
137K
Coronel
$897
116K
San Antonio
$1180
86.2K
Linares
$935
73.6K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1163
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1039
480K
Likasi
$1039
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
2.89M
Kananga
$1037
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1133
1.79M
Kisangani
$961
1.37M
Tshikapa
$999
1.01M
Uvira
$839
726K
Bukavu
$798
707K
Kalemie
$786
147K
Mbandaka
$851
470K
Kikwit
$932
398K
Bunia
$825
328K
Matadi
$895
306K
Beni
$810
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$895
196K
Isiro
$876
183K
Kindu
$785
172K
Boma
$870
163K
Butembo
$798
155K
Gandajika
$887
146K
Gemena
$816
139K
Bumba
$857
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$859
100K