DR Congo vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$965
🏠 One person rent
$488
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$811
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$649
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
5.28
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18.9%
🎓 Higher education
47
73
😀 Quality of life
9
43
🏙️ Population
109M
1.45B

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1051) is 157% more expensive than in India ($409). the DR Congo ranked 88th vs 193rd 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 0.2 months in the DR Congo compared to 0.6 months in India. Ranked 191st and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs India

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and India as a population-weighted mean of 25 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.

DR Congo India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.44
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$993
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$923
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$1729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.31
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.42
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.4
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.04
$2.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$70.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4128
$2142

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Cities Comparison in the DR Congo vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1133
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
2.89M
Kananga
$1019
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1125
1.79M
Kisangani
$946
1.37M
Tshikapa
$979
1.01M
Uvira
$828
726K
Bukavu
$779
707K
Kolwezi
$1044
573K
Mbandaka
$833
470K
Likasi
$1029
423K
Kikwit
$915
398K
Bunia
$810
328K
Matadi
$881
306K
Beni
$795
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$881
196K
Isiro
$860
183K
Kindu
$771
172K
Boma
$856
163K
Butembo
$784
155K
Kalemie
$770
147K
Gandajika
$872
146K
Gemena
$801
139K
Bumba
$843
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
100K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M