Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 19.8% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
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