Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 18.2% cheaper than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Republic of the Congo

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

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Republic of the Congo vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.46 €15.54	$12.13 FCFA7,083	-30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.35 €10.99	$9.98 FCFA5,825	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.36	$1.80 FCFA1,053	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.01 €2.68	$1.66 FCFA968	-45.0%
Average			-31.1%

Austria vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 €2.29	$2.73 FCFA1,595	+6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.98 €8.00	$6.81 FCFA3,974	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 €5.46	$10.22 FCFA5,966	+66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 €4.06	$3.01 FCFA1,755	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.11 €5.44	$5.05 FCFA2,946	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.11	$1.64 FCFA958	+31.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.17 FCFA683	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$1.96 FCFA1,145	+44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.65	$1.53 FCFA893	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.27 FCFA742	+31.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.21 FCFA708	+24.9%
Average			+7.4%

Austria vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$5.77 FCFA3,369	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 €51.19	$22.57 FCFA13,175	-60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	$27,142.12 FCFA16M	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.10 €21.45	$14.11 FCFA8,239	-41.4%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.97 €32.02	$57.49 FCFA33,565	+59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$964.19 €858.16	$1,226.62 FCFA716K	+27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.82 €715.43	$458.60 FCFA268K	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.50 €236.31	$258.05 FCFA151K	-2.8%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$557.81 €496.47	$250.40 FCFA146K	-55.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	$7,641.67 FCFA4M	-54.8%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 €4.75	$3.40 FCFA1,984	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.96	$4.88 FCFA2,848	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 €6.59	$4.09 FCFA2,385	-44.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.11 €41.04	$59.02 FCFA34,459	+28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 €12.32	$10.36 FCFA6,050	-25.1%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Austria	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.22 €84.75	$33.75 FCFA19,704	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.58 €40.57	$30.62 FCFA17,880	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 €91.61	$86.67 FCFA50,598	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.01 €106.82	$105.00 FCFA61,302	-12.5%
Average			-35.3%

Austria vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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