Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 45.8% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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