Congo vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$2809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1360
$7193
🏠 One person rent
$232
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2930
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$866
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$6250
💸 GDP per capita
$2448
$92101
😃 Human freedom index
5.55
8.94
❤️ Life expectancy
63.5
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
82
🌐 English speaking %
0%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
21
98
😀 Quality of life
20
100
🏙️ Population
5.26M
8.74M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($546) is 81% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2809). the Congo ranked 165th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 171st and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for the Congo and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 6 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$25.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.49
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$4.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$3272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.8
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.6%
2.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$12835
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$851
$8834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$91.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$39.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$7.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.61
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$6.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$4.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$20.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.6
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$44
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.2
$123
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$117
$2303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3792
$24311

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3335
443K
Basel
$2638
178K
Geneva
$3211
202K
Bern
$2406
134K
Lausanne
$2793
139K
Winterthur
$2784
110K
Lucerne
$2712
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2316
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2314
55.2K
Lugano
$2733
63.2K
Koniz
$2460
41.8K
Thun
$2444
43.7K
Zug
$3155
30.5K
Altstetten
$2979
35.6K
Uster
$2752
36.8K
Bellinzona
$2842
43.8K
Schaffhausen
$2422
36.6K
Vernier
$2987
34.8K
Neuchatel
$2206
33.5K
Dubendorf
$3085
28K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2410
30.2K
Sion
$2369
34.7K
Fribourg
$2157
38.4K
Chur
$2452
35K
Lancy
$2967
31.9K
Montreux
$2865
26K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2411
39K
Emmen
$2692
29.3K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2746
27K
Nyon
$3470
20.3K