Cost of living comparison
Russia is 37.5% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Russia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA912
|
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA875
|
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA625
|
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA796
|
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA807
|
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA787
|
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
|
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