Common information
- Country
- Congo, DRC
- Population
- 144 124
Cost of living and prices in Goma
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre300USD/month
- in city centre500USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre500USD/month
- in city centre800USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 13 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 45 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 15 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 30 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 20 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 100 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 400 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 15 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 500 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 300 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 800 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 500 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 500 USD |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Goma
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Record low, °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain, days | 9 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 144 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 86 | 117 | 61 | 89 | 49 | 115 | 173 | 110 | 144 | 49 | 11 | 26 | 1031 |
| Relative humidity, % | 71 | 76 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 77 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Dew point, °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 160 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 323 | 318 | 302 | 305 | 316 | 288 | 299 | 307 | 301 | 287 | 289 | 324 | 3656 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |