Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 86.6% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 87.2% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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