DR Congo vs Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

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DR Congo Venezuela
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1064
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2418
$2050
🏠 One person rent
$477
$217
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$376
💸 GDP per capita
$647
$15944
😃 Human freedom index
5.29
4.18
❤️ Life expectancy
61.9
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
10
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
44
65
😀 Quality of life
8
29
🏙️ Population
109M
28.4M

The average cost of living in the DR Congo ($1064) is 32% more expensive than in Venezuela ($805). the DR Congo ranked 85th vs 127th for Venezuela 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 0.5 months in Venezuela. Ranked 191st and 156th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the DR Congo vs Venezuela

We calculate prices for the DR Congo and Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 77 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 Venezuela
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.75
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.48
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$951
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$23.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
21.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1293
$653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.8
$32.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$6.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.14
$10.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.8
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3963
$4781

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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 Venezuela

City Cost of living Population
Caracas
$1176
2.25M
Maracaibo
$714
1.55M
Valencia
$739
1.48M
Ciudad Bolivar
$868
568K
Santa Teresa del Tuy
$787
525K
Barquisimeto
$627
1.06M
Barinas
$817
874K
Maracay
$768
1.1M
Cabimas
$701
352K
Ciudad Guayana
$889
751K
Maturin
$838
753K
San Cristobal
$684
286K
Turmero
$813
255K
Valera
$722
250K
Barcelona
$908
550K
San Felipe
$730
221K
Catia La Mar
$1015
662K
Puerto Cabello
$779
209K
Guacara
$791
200K
Carupano
$697
174K
Cumana
$688
375K
Palo Negro
$743
154K
Ocumare del Tuy
$596
150K
Puerto Ayacucho
$768
130K
Ciudad Ojeda
$674
122K
La Asuncion
$638
118K
Carora
$677
113K
Los Teques
$963
333K
Coro
$576
266K
Socopo
$692
111K