Colombia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1658
$2819
🏠 One person rent
$289
$521
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$1391
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$368
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$6630
$586
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
59.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
20
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
77
42
😀 Quality of life
37
19
🏙️ Population
49.1M
86.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($673) is 35% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1036). Colombia ranked 137th vs 74th 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 1.3 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 131st and 173rd 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
$3.9
$8.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$638
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$532
$1955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.07%
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$8229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1042
$583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.94
$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.86
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4751
$4124

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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
$815
7.74M
Cali
$663
2.47M
Medellin
$821
2.53M
Barranquilla
$742
1.27M
Cartagena
$943
1.04M
Valledupar
$507
544K
Villavicencio
$517
664K
Cucuta
$604
750K
Soacha
$588
660K
Pereira
$521
591K
Bucaramanga
$532
581K
Soledad
$799
456K
Monteria
$598
505K
Envigado
$658
229K
Santa Marta
$673
516K
Buenaventura
$506
424K
Palmira
$560
349K
Manizales
$596
434K
Ibague
$454
541K
Tunja
$440
410K
Pasto
$501
308K
Armenia
$485
301K
Barrancabermeja
$525
300K
Neiva
$418
353K
Floridablanca
$522
267K
Popayan
$429
301K
Bello
$462
372K
Tulua
$455
219K
Sincelejo
$525
287K
Tumaco
$483
213K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1115
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1057
2.89M
Kananga
$1027
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1064
1.79M
Mbandaka
$900
1.19M
Kisangani
$943
936K
Bukavu
$819
871K
Tshikapa
$979
732K
Uvira
$857
590K
Kolwezi
$1031
573K
Likasi
$1040
423K
Bunia
$826
328K
Matadi
$911
306K
Beni
$828
232K
Butembo
$827
218K
Mwene-Ditu
$912
196K
Kikwit
$913
187K
Isiro
$891
183K
Kindu
$825
172K
Boma
$892
163K
Gandajika
$902
146K
Kalemie
$827
147K
Gemena
$839
139K
Bumba
$878
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$881
100K