Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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