Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 28.7% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Spain
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
|
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