DR Congo vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2502
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$466
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$906
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$654
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
59.2
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
46
🌐 English speaking %
1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
41
73
😀 Quality of life
16
62
🏙️ Population
86.8M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($941) is 15% more expensive than in Romania ($821). the DR Congo ranked 88th vs 106th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in the DR Congo compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 178th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Romania

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.78
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8804
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.03
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3620
$7145

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In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1001
11.9M
Mbuji-Mayi
$958
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1025
1.79M
Kananga
$934
1.97M
Mbandaka
$825
1.19M
Kisangani
$860
936K
Kolwezi
$961
573K
Tshikapa
$890
732K
Bukavu
$739
871K
Likasi
$953
423K
Uvira
$776
590K
Matadi
$827
306K
Bunia
$748
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$833
196K
Kikwit
$829
187K
Isiro
$808
183K
Beni
$747
232K
Boma
$813
163K
Butembo
$745
218K
Gandajika
$824
146K
Gemena
$770
139K
Kindu
$740
172K
Kalemie
$746
147K
Bumba
$804
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$805
100K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K