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Republic of the Congo vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 24.2% cheaper than Belgium overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 8.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing and groceries in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Belgium. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.66 €18.68	$13.06 FCFA7,387	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.33 €10.63	$9.37 FCFA5,297	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.75	$1.38 FCFA778	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 €2.44	$1.57 FCFA887	-44.7%
Average			-41.4%

Belgium vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 €2.20	$2.52 FCFA1,426	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.10 €6.98	$4.66 FCFA2,636	-42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 €4.10	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+86.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 €3.22	$3.07 FCFA1,734	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20 €4.49	$3.15 FCFA1,782	-39.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.08	$1.08 FCFA611	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$1.07 FCFA604	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.95	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.28 FCFA722	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$1.09 FCFA615	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$0.97 FCFA550	+11.8%
Average			+6.1%

Belgium vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.22 €6.22	$5.08 FCFA2,876	-29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.16 €42.39	$22.59 FCFA12,778	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,841.25 €28,319.90	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.18 €25.16	$13.24 FCFA7,490	-54.6%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 8.4% more for housing

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 €44.91	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$934.06 €805.47	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$834.65 €719.74	$393.90 FCFA222,811	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$169.50 €146.16	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+55.1%
Average			+8.4%

Belgium vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$654.08 €564.03	$303.92 FCFA171,910	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,251.80 €14,876.70	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-65.0%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.53	$3.10 FCFA1,755	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.93 €3.39	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.47 €10.75	$3.92 FCFA2,215	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.53 €35.81	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.42 €12.43	$10.42 FCFA5,894	-27.7%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Belgium	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.97 €91.38	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.26 €43.34	$40.42 FCFA22,862	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.17 €90.69	$91.11 FCFA51,537	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.22 €134.71	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-48.8%
Average			-35.6%

Belgium vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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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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