Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 62.8% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$10.28
FCFA6,258
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$10.30
FCFA6,267
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.04
FCFA1,240
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.36
FCFA825
|
|
pay 71.0% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.83
FCFA1,116
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.38
FCFA3,271
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$6.92
FCFA4,212
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$3.50
FCFA2,131
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.67
FCFA1,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.59
FCFA967
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.14
FCFA694
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.78
FCFA1,084
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.91
FCFA553
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.04
FCFA633
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.88
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$30.00
FCFA18,257
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,338,698
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$1,000.79
FCFA609,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$275.00
FCFA167,355
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$250.06
FCFA152,174
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$775.00
FCFA471,637
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,503,374
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.08
FCFA660
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$3.32
FCFA2,018
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.67
FCFA1,623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$60.03
FCFA36,533
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$6.67
FCFA4,060
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$69.73
FCFA42,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$117.50
FCFA71,506
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$190.16
FCFA115,722
|
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