Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 13.5% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Canada, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$1.36
FCFA819
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$1.59
FCFA960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$1.14
FCFA689
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$1.34
FCFA811
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.91
FCFA548
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$1.04
FCFA629
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$1.08
FCFA655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
|
pay 62.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
|
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