Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 48.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA912
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA875
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA625
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA796
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA807
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA787
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 46.4% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
|
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