Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 4.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Austria, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
|
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