Colombia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$890
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2175
$2442
🏠 One person rent
$396
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$649
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
20
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
76
47
😀 Quality of life
46
8
🏙️ Population
52.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($890) is 17% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1073). Colombia ranked 111th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.1 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 114th and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Colombia and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$1782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$922
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.7%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1231
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.64
$5.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$23.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7084
$4172

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1062
8.03M
Medellin
$1071
2.53M
Cali
$829
2.47M
Barranquilla
$909
1.33M
Cartagena
$1155
915K
Soacha
$919
783K
Cucuta
$646
806K
Soledad
$950
676K
Bucaramanga
$754
615K
Pereira
$789
591K
Bello
$915
562K
Villavicencio
$575
664K
Manizales
$717
454K
Valledupar
$687
544K
Buenaventura
$825
424K
Ibague
$529
546K
Santa Marta
$971
506K
Pasto
$637
411K
Palmira
$746
359K
Neiva
$592
380K
Monteria
$703
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1040
300K
Popayan
$606
301K
Floridablanca
$744
267K
Envigado
$992
229K
Armenia
$719
301K
Sincelejo
$572
287K
Tumaco
$663
213K
Tulua
$537
219K
Florencia
$514
192K

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