DR Congo vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2502
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$466
$166
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$20.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$906
$199
💸 GDP per capita
$654
$3354
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
59.2
76.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
41
58
😀 Quality of life
16
44
🏙️ Population
86.8M
21.4M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($941) is 85% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($509). the DR Congo ranked 88th vs 175th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 178th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.78
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$6.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$600
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
19.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8804
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$1240
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$6.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$11.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$8.89
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.03
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$26.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3620
$469

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Cities Comparison in the DR Congo vs Sri Lanka

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$582
753K
Trincomalee
$523
99.1K
Beruwala
$507
165K
Galle
$345
93.1K
Kandy
$409
120K
Gampaha
$465
191K
Negombo
$406
142K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
116K
Anuradhapura
$533
63.2K
Matara
$469
68.2K