Congo vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1460
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$250
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$2509
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
63.1
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
39
🌐 English speaking %
0%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
21
74
😀 Quality of life
15
41
🏙️ Population
6.14M
1.33B

The average cost of living in the Congo ($582) is 32% more expensive than in India ($440). the Congo ranked 165th vs 192nd 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 178th and 113th 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
$3.56
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3762
$1862

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M