Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 6.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$14.00
FCFA8,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.94
FCFA5,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.09
FCFA1,275
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$1.50
FCFA912
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.53
FCFA934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.61
FCFA2,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.14
FCFA4,348
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$3.52
FCFA2,142
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.22
FCFA1,348
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.44
FCFA875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.03
FCFA625
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$2.29
FCFA1,391
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.31
FCFA796
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.33
FCFA807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.29
FCFA787
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$5.17
FCFA3,143
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
FCFA13,230
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,396,048
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$20.24
FCFA12,317
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$156.50
FCFA95,240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,030.70
FCFA627,248
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$381.29
FCFA232,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$456.95
FCFA278,085
|
|
pay 31.2 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$214.14
FCFA130,321
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,103,677
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$2.85
FCFA1,735
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$4.18
FCFA2,545
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$3.50
FCFA2,130
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$75.25
FCFA45,794
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
FCFA6,086
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$35.42
FCFA21,553
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$35.56
FCFA21,638
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$92.22
FCFA56,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$90.00
FCFA54,771
|
|
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