DR Congo vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2502
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$466
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$906
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$654
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
59.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
82
🌐 English speaking %
1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
16
92
🏙️ Population
86.8M
10.4M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($941) is 40% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). the DR Congo ranked 88th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 178th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Sweden

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.78
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$4.56
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8804
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$624
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.5
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.04
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.03
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3620
$5136

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K