Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 7.6% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 69.5% more for housing
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
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