Colombia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$411
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$184
💸 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
48
9
🏙️ Population
52.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 12% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1051). Colombia ranked 110th vs 88th 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 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 0.2 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 106th and 191st 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
$6.28
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$97.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$4128

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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
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1133
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
2.89M
Kananga
$1019
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1125
1.79M
Kisangani
$946
1.37M
Tshikapa
$979
1.01M
Uvira
$828
726K
Bukavu
$779
707K
Kolwezi
$1044
573K
Mbandaka
$833
470K
Likasi
$1029
423K
Kikwit
$915
398K
Bunia
$810
328K
Matadi
$881
306K
Beni
$795
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$881
196K
Isiro
$860
183K
Kindu
$771
172K
Boma
$856
163K
Butembo
$784
155K
Kalemie
$770
147K
Gandajika
$872
146K
Gemena
$801
139K
Bumba
$843
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
100K