DR Congo vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2734
$2776
🏠 One person rent
$491
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$1262
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$891
$1477
💸 GDP per capita
$628
$22057
😃 Human freedom index
5.29
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
59.7
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
53
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
42
83
😀 Quality of life
12
72
🏙️ Population
106M
38.4M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1018) is 15% less expensive than in Poland ($1197). the DR Congo ranked 80th vs 54th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in the DR Congo compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 185th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Poland

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.53
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.37
 Cappuccino
$4.61
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$700
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1145
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.5
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.56%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$3409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$2503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.8
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.48
$8.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.93
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$50.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.9
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3992
$8676

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K