DR Congo vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$488
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$811
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$649
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
5.28
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
22
🌐 English speaking %
1%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
47
85
😀 Quality of life
9
49
🏙️ Population
109M
144M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1051) is 2% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). the DR Congo ranked 88th vs 98th 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 0.2 months in the DR Congo compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 191st and 103rd 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
$6.44
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$993
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$923
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.99%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$640
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.31
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.42
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.4
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.04
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4128
$12853

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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
$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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K