DR Congo vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2502
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$466
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$906
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$654
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
59.2
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
26
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
41
85
😀 Quality of life
16
44
🏙️ Population
86.8M
147M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($941) is 44% more expensive than in Russia ($652). the DR Congo ranked 88th vs 143rd for Russia 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 Russia. Ranked 178th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Russia

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.78
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8804
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.03
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3620
$6135

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Cities Comparison in the DR Congo vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K