Colombia vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$322
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$628
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
20
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
1%
🎓 Higher education
77
42
😀 Quality of life
36
12
🏙️ Population
52.3M
106M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 26% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Colombia ranked 129th vs 80th 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 129th and 185th 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
$5.61
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$3992

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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
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K