Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.4 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 49.6% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 98.8% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
|
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