Republic of the Congo vs. Bouvet Island Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $13.06
FCFA7,299
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $9.37
FCFA5,234
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.38
FCFA769

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.52
FCFA1,408
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.66
FCFA2,604
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.84
FCFA4,940

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.08
FCFA2,841
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.59
FCFA12,625
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,895.05
FCFA18,384,370

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $65.34
FCFA36,516
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $988.85
FCFA552,647
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $393.90
FCFA220,144

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $303.92
FCFA169,853
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,033.33
FCFA3,371,907

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $3.10
FCFA1,734
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.75
FCFA2,655
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.92
FCFA2,189

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bouvet Island
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $41.67
FCFA23,287
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $40.42
FCFA22,588
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $91.11
FCFA50,920

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