Cheap calls to the DR Congo from $0.78/min
Calling the DR Congo with callmins costs $0.78 a minute to landlines and $0.78 to mobiles, from your browser or the callmins app, with no subscription. Dial +243 and the number, and pay only for the minutes you use from a prepaid wallet.
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Per minute to the DR Congo
- Landline
- $0.78
- Mobile
- $0.78
USD, before tax. Billed per minute from your wallet.
Rates to the DR Congo by caller ID
Carriers price a call partly by the number it comes from, so the rate depends on which callmins number you show as caller ID. The headline price above is the highest of these, so it never understates what you'll pay.
For the DR Congo, the rate is the same whichever callmins number you call from: $0.78 a minute to landlines and $0.78 to mobiles.
What a call to the DR Congo costs
Worked out at the highest rate, so your call costs this or less.
| Call length | To a landline | To a mobile |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | $3.91 | $3.90 |
| 10 minutes | $7.82 | $7.80 |
| 30 minutes | $23.45 | $23.41 |
| 60 minutes | $46.89 | $46.82 |
For comparison, check the international rate card of your mobile network or landline provider. Pay-as-you-go international calls on a phone plan are usually billed per minute at well above wholesale, and many plans need an international add-on first. A $5 callmins top-up buys about 6 minutes to a mobile in the DR Congo.
How to call the DR Congo
Inside the DR Congo, numbers are written with a leading 0. Drop that 0 when you dial from abroad: +243 goes in its place.
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 243 991234567 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 243 991234567 |
| Australia | 0011 243 991234567 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +243 991234567 |
Example: a mobile number in the DR Congo, written 0991 234 567 at home, is +243 991 234 567 in international format. In the callmins dialer, type it in international format, starting +243.
Mobile or landline?
- Mobile numbers start with
- 8, 90–91, 96–997 or 9 digits after +243
- Landlines start with
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 67 or 8 or 9 or 10 digits after +243
- Rate difference
- $0.78 landline · $0.78 mobile
Number ranges from Google's libphonenumber data, after +243 and without any leading 0. Ported numbers keep their original range.
Time in the DR Congo
- Time zones
- 2 time zones, UTC+1 to UTC+2Times below are for Kinshasa (UTC+1).
- Compared with New York
- 6 hours ahead of New YorkNoon in New York is 6:00 pm there (standard time).
- Compared with London
- 1 hour ahead of LondonNoon in London is 1:00 pm there (standard time).
Daylight saving shifts these by an hour for part of the year where either side changes clocks.
Calling the DR Congo with callmins
- Sign up with email or Google. It's free and there's no app to install.
- Top up your wallet by $5 or more by card (Apple Pay and Google Pay work where supported).
- Open the dialer, type the number and press call. The rate shows before it rings.
- Optional: rent your own UK, US or Canadian number (a US number is $2.00/month, no setup fee) so people in the DR Congo see a real number and can call you back.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to call the DR Congo?
With callmins, calls to the DR Congo cost $0.78 a minute to landlines and $0.78 a minute to mobiles, paid from a prepaid wallet with no subscription. A 10-minute call to a mobile costs about $7.80.
What is the country code for the DR Congo?
The country code for the DR Congo is +243. From the US or Canada dial 011 then 243 and the number; from the UK dial 00 243; from any mobile you can type +243 instead. Leave out the leading 0 that numbers in the DR Congo are written with at home.
Do I need an app or a SIM card to call the DR Congo?
No. callmins calls the DR Congo from a web browser on a laptop or phone, over your internet connection, so there's nothing to install and no SIM or roaming involved. There are also callmins apps for iPhone, Android and Mac if you prefer.
Can I call the DR Congo for free?
App-to-app calls (WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal) are free when both people have the app and a data connection. To reach a landline in the DR Congo, or a mobile that's offline or has no data, you need a paid call to the phone network, which is what callmins sells, from $0.78 a minute.
Is the price the same for mobiles and landlines in the DR Congo?
No. Landlines cost $0.78 a minute and mobiles $0.78, because mobile networks in the DR Congo charge carriers a different fee to connect calls. The dialer shows the exact rate for the number you type before you call.
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Rates in USD before tax, from callmins' carrier rate deck. The dialer always shows the exact price for the number you dial. Full rate table.