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Republic of the Congo vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 9.2% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 57.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 56.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 2.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.63 €11.75	$13.06 FCFA7,387	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.56	$9.37 FCFA5,297	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 €2.23	$1.38 FCFA778	-46.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 €1.88	$1.57 FCFA887	-28.2%
Average			-21.2%

Estonia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 €1.11	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+96.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 €4.77	$4.66 FCFA2,636	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 €3.72	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+104.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 €2.35	$3.07 FCFA1,734	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 €3.36	$3.15 FCFA1,782	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.76	$1.08 FCFA611	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$1.07 FCFA604	+58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.20	$1.28 FCFA722	-8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.35	$1.09 FCFA615	+169.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.97 FCFA550	+131.9%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.33 €6.32	$5.08 FCFA2,876	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.79 €22.24	$22.59 FCFA12,778	-12.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,161.47 €25,146.72	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.92 €9.42	$13.24 FCFA7,490	+21.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.93 €27.53	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$492.59 €424.78	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+100.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.46 €327.21	$393.90 FCFA222,811	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$222.79 €192.12	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+18.0%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 2.9% more for childcare

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.27 €196.84	$303.92 FCFA171,910	+33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,312.32 €7,167.94	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-27.4%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.35 €4.62	$3.10 FCFA1,755	-42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.43	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.50 €5.61	$3.92 FCFA2,215	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.48 €44.39	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.63 €8.30	$10.42 FCFA5,894	+8.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Estonia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.25 €91.62	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-60.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.64 €35.91	$40.42 FCFA22,862	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.02 €76.76	$91.11 FCFA51,537	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.75 €98.09	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-29.7%
Average			-22.8%

Estonia 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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