Congo vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1360
$1095
🏠 One person rent
$232
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$633
💸 GDP per capita
$2448
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
5.55
6.3
❤️ Life expectancy
63.5
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
40
🌐 English speaking %
0%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
21
74
😀 Quality of life
20
43
🏙️ Population
5.26M
1.33B

The average cost of living in the Congo ($546) is 26% more expensive than in India ($435). the Congo ranked 165th vs 188th for India 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 171st and 109th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs India

We calculate prices for the Congo and India as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.8
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.6%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$1868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.2
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3792
$1857

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$554
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$536
829K
Kayes
$504
62.5K
Madingou
$504
27.5K
Gamboma
$503
19.7K
Kinkala
$503
16.1K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$606
12.3M
Mumbai
$697
15.4M
Hyderabad
$465
9.31M
Chennai
$429
10.3M
Pune
$493
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$601
7.65M
Surat
$644
5.94M
Kolkata
$366
4.5M
Kanpur
$401
3.81M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$393
3.07M
Thane
$516
1.89M
Visakhapatnam
$550
2.04M
Nagpur
$394
2.41M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Indore
$347
1.99M
Mysore
$333
1.26M
Nashik
$320
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$482
1.12M
Vadodara
$355
2.07M
Gurgaon
$498
877K
Ghaziabad
$395
2.38M
Kalyan
$343
1.25M
Agra
$390
1.59M
Madurai
$334
1.56M
Bhopal
$320
1.8M
Meerut
$317
1.31M
Bilaspur
$289
1.63M
Chandigarh
$389
1.06M