Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 4.4 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$15.00
CDF41,438.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$10.08
CDF27,834.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$2.78
CDF7,668.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.84
CDF2,316.06
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$2.26
CDF6,240.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$4.75
CDF13,122.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$8.16
CDF22,555.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$4.38
CDF12,094.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$2.16
CDF5,974.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$4.12
CDF11,392.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$1.37
CDF3,797.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$2.07
CDF5,715.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$2.77
CDF7,645.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$1.63
CDF4,507.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$1.57
CDF4,324.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$4.62
CDF12,758.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$44,341.60
CDF122,497,403.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$14.35
CDF39,643.15
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$300.00
CDF828,775.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,304,162.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$680.00
CDF1,878,557.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$423.64
CDF1,170,339.64
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,315,101.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,310,742.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$1.74
CDF4,806.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$4.35
CDF12,012.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$3.50
CDF9,669.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$97.50
CDF269,351.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$10.00
CDF27,625.84
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$40.00
CDF110,503.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$35.00
CDF96,690.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$90.00
CDF248,632.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$93.33
CDF257,841.21
|
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