Congo vs Luxembourg - Cost of Living Comparison

Congo Luxembourg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$2271
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$241
$1481
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2592
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$4638
💸 GDP per capita
$2448
$126K
😃 Human freedom index
5.55
8.53
❤️ Life expectancy
63.5
82.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
77
🌐 English speaking %
0%
57%
🎓 Higher education
21
80
😀 Quality of life
21
92
🏙️ Population
5.26M
661K

The average cost of living in the Congo ($560) is 75% less expensive than in Luxembourg ($2271). the Congo ranked 165th vs 9th for Luxembourg 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 2 months in Luxembourg. Ranked 172nd and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Luxembourg

We calculate prices for the Congo and Luxembourg as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 5 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 Luxembourg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$2194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$10986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$8301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$31.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$7.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.42
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.5
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$32
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4126
$14855

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$567
1.83M
Pointe-Noire
$551
829K
Kayes
$517
62.5K
Madingou
$518
27.5K
Gamboma
$518
19.7K
Kinkala
$518
16.1K

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2345
133K
Petange
$2070
20.6K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2384
36.6K
Differdange
$1957
29.5K
Dudelange
$2252
22K