Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 6.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.47
|
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳499.25
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.34
|
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.08
|
$1.36
FCFA819
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.55
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳392.45
|
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.21
|
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.48
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.73
|
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.47
|
$1.59
FCFA960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.87
|
$1.14
FCFA689
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.72
|
$1.34
FCFA811
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.67
|
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.16
|
$0.91
FCFA548
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.12
|
$1.04
FCFA629
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.16
|
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,738.61
|
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,979,975.19
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳394.67
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,290.63
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,156.06
|
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,749.84
|
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,798.84
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,428.85
|
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,557.84
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
|
pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳398.68
|
$1.08
FCFA655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.05
|
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.07
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,313.69
|
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳462.53
|
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,192.96
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,284.77
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,276.49
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,054.13
|
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
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