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Republic of the Congo vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 20.7% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 9.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 67.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Republic of the Congo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Australia, you would:

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pay 25.3% less for restaurants

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$13.06 FCFA7,387	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$9.37 FCFA5,297	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.38 FCFA778	-47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$1.57 FCFA887	-26.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$4.66 FCFA2,636	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$3.07 FCFA1,734	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$3.15 FCFA1,782	-18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$1.08 FCFA611	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$1.07 FCFA604	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$1.28 FCFA722	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.09 FCFA615	-1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$0.97 FCFA550	-0.3%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$5.08 FCFA2,876	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$22.59 FCFA12,778	-73.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$13.24 FCFA7,490	-25.7%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 9.9% more for housing

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$988.85 FCFA559,342	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$393.90 FCFA222,811	-59.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+96.6%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$303.92 FCFA171,910	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-56.4%
Average			-67.9%

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$3.10 FCFA1,755	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$3.92 FCFA2,215	-86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$10.42 FCFA5,894	-20.5%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Australia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$40.42 FCFA22,862	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$91.11 FCFA51,537	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-25.9%
Average			-22.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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