Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 45.1% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK180.05
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK180.88
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.36
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.90
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.57
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK135.52
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK85.28
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK62.84
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK83.82
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.20
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.55
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.88
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.48
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.78
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.84
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK144.58
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK461.95
|
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK587,061.60
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK272.05
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK444.83
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,622.88
|
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,471.07
|
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,431.43
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,324.16
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK168,554.63
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK45.63
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK141.30
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,110.93
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK217.60
|
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,644.21
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK846.66
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,913.79
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,373.38
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
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