Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 79.5% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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