Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 18.6% more expensive than Barbados.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$60.00
|
$10.28
FCFA6,326
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.41
$20.82
|
$10.30
FCFA6,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
$3.51
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
$2.86
|
$1.36
FCFA834
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.61
$5.23
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.69
$15.38
|
$5.38
FCFA3,307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.27
$26.54
|
$6.92
FCFA4,258
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.07
$10.13
|
$3.50
FCFA2,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
$10.73
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
$3.47
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
$2.58
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
$3.45
|
$1.34
FCFA826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.44
$4.88
|
$1.78
FCFA1,095
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
$2.55
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
$3.27
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.94
$15.88
|
$3.88
FCFA2,387
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
$111.00
|
$30.00
FCFA18,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,500.00
$85,000.00
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,560,476
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.15
$76.30
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.33
$118.67
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.61
$1,261.21
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.78
$895.56
|
$275.00
FCFA169,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.02
$200.04
|
$250.06
FCFA153,834
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.33
$626.67
|
$775.00
FCFA476,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,944.44
$9,888.89
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,552,480
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
$5.26
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.50
$9.00
|
$3.32
FCFA2,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.98
$17.96
|
$2.67
FCFA1,641
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.23
$164.46
|
$60.03
FCFA36,931
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
$20.25
|
$6.67
FCFA4,105
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Barbados
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.75
$135.50
|
$57.50
FCFA35,374
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$114.00
|
$69.73
FCFA42,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
$284.03
|
$117.50
FCFA72,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.83
$201.67
|
$190.16
FCFA116,984
|
|
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