Colombia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2418
🏠 One person rent
$364
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$147
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$647
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
20
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
45
8
🏙️ Population
52.9M
109M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 22% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1064). Colombia ranked 123rd 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 115th 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
$5.43
$7.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$951
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$3963

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1148
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1045
573K
Likasi
$1032
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
2.89M
Kananga
$1029
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1124
1.79M
Kisangani
$957
1.37M
Tshikapa
$993
1.01M
Uvira
$842
726K
Bukavu
$803
707K
Kalemie
$792
147K
Mbandaka
$836
470K
Kikwit
$928
398K
Bunia
$833
328K
Matadi
$893
306K
Beni
$820
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$897
196K
Isiro
$879
183K
Kindu
$793
172K
Boma
$871
163K
Butembo
$804
155K
Gandajika
$885
146K
Gemena
$808
139K
Bumba
$858
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
100K