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Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 72.5% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 75.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 80.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 16.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 71.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and housing in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$13.06 FCFA7,387	+206.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$9.37 FCFA5,297	+44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.38 FCFA778	+126.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.57 FCFA887	+176.7%
Average			+138.4%

Ethiopia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.8% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+100.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$4.66 FCFA2,636	+7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$3.07 FCFA1,734	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$3.15 FCFA1,782	-45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$1.08 FCFA611	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$1.07 FCFA604	+147.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$1.28 FCFA722	+215.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$1.09 FCFA615	+294.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.97 FCFA550	+7.2%
Average			+75.8%

Ethiopia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.08 FCFA2,876	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$22.59 FCFA12,778	+88.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$13.24 FCFA7,490	+266.3%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 16.0% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$65.34 FCFA36,958	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$393.90 FCFA222,811	-23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+115.6%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 71.5% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$303.92 FCFA171,910	+223.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-80.0%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$3.10 FCFA1,755	+244.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+336.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$3.92 FCFA2,215	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$10.42 FCFA5,894	+177.9%
Average			+147.6%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$40.42 FCFA22,862	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$91.11 FCFA51,537	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-30.5%
Average			-21.9%

Ethiopia 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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