Congo vs Djibouti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Djibouti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1460
$1436
🏠 One person rent
$250
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$435
💸 GDP per capita
$2509
$3606
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
3.9
❤️ Life expectancy
63.1
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
30
🌐 English speaking %
0%
1%
🎓 Higher education
21
14
😀 Quality of life
15
18
🏙️ Population
6.14M
957K

The average cost of living in the Congo ($582) is 0.6% more expensive than in Djibouti ($579). the Congo ranked 165th vs 168th for Djibouti in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in the Congo compared to 0.8 months in Djibouti. Ranked 178th and 170th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Djibouti

We calculate prices for the Congo and Djibouti as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 4 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.

Congo Djibouti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
11.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
$1454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$7.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3762
$4197

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$589
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$578
1.42M
Kayes
$531
71.6K
Madingou
$531
36.2K
Gamboma
$531
26.1K
Kinkala
$529
12.1K

In Djibouti

City Cost of living Population
Djibouti City
$584
604K
Ali Sabieh
$555
71.2K
Dikhil
$554
35K
Obock
$553
21.2K