Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 4.4 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 93.3% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
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