Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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