DR Congo vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1064
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2418
$2968
🏠 One person rent
$477
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$1191
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1447
💸 GDP per capita
$647
$26148
😃 Human freedom index
5.29
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
49
🌐 English speaking %
1%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
8
72
🏙️ Population
109M
5.42M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1064) is 18% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1300). the DR Congo ranked 85th vs 54th for Slovakia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in the DR Congo compared to 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 191st and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.75
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$951
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$893
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$4313
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$3186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.14
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.8
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$9530

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In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1148
14.6M
Kolwezi
$1045
573K
Likasi
$1032
423K
Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
2.89M
Kananga
$1029
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1124
1.79M
Kisangani
$957
1.37M
Tshikapa
$993
1.01M
Uvira
$842
726K
Bukavu
$803
707K
Kalemie
$792
147K
Mbandaka
$836
470K
Kikwit
$928
398K
Bunia
$833
328K
Matadi
$893
306K
Beni
$820
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$897
196K
Isiro
$879
183K
Kindu
$793
172K
Boma
$871
163K
Butembo
$804
155K
Gandajika
$885
146K
Gemena
$808
139K
Bumba
$858
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$864
100K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1497
479K
Kosice
$1436
224K
Petrzalka
$1388
112K
Nitra
$1176
75.9K
Zilina
$1182
80.3K
Presov
$1021
81.7K
Trnava
$1311
63.2K
Banska Bystrica
$1126
73.5K
Martin
$1162
50.3K
Trencin
$1257
54.1K
Zvolen
$1346
39.2K
Povazska Bystrica
$1237
37K
Prievidza
$992
42.4K
Poprad
$1248
48.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1169
29.9K
Komarno
$1148
31.9K
Nove Zamky
$1134
36K
Michalovce
$1138
35.3K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1088
34.3K
Ruzomberok
$1231
26.4K
Levice
$946
30.6K
Piestany
$985
26.4K
Lucenec
$1037
24.7K