Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.3 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
|
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