Congo vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1460
$1404
🏠 One person rent
$250
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$22.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$225
💸 GDP per capita
$2509
$3828
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
63.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
34
🌐 English speaking %
0%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
21
58
😀 Quality of life
15
43
🏙️ Population
6.14M
21.4M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($582) is 6% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($547). the Congo ranked 165th vs 175th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 178th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for the Congo and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
17.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
$1620
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$1424
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$30.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3762
$595

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$636
753K
Gampaha
$428
191K
Kandy
$435
120K
Trincomalee
$534
99.1K
Beruwala
$549
165K
Negombo
$437
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
116K
Galle
$484
93.1K
Anuradhapura
$561
63.2K
Matara
$499
68.2K