Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 42.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$10.28
FCFA6,264
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$10.30
FCFA6,273
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$2.04
FCFA1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$1.36
FCFA826
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.83
FCFA1,117
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$5.38
FCFA3,274
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$6.92
FCFA4,216
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$3.50
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$2.67
FCFA1,626
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.59
FCFA968
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$1.78
FCFA1,085
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
FCFA553
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$1.04
FCFA634
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$3.88
FCFA2,364
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
FCFA18,275
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,358,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$1,000.79
FCFA609,634
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$275.00
FCFA167,517
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$250.06
FCFA152,322
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$775.00
FCFA472,095
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,507,743
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$1.08
FCFA660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$3.32
FCFA2,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$2.67
FCFA1,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$60.03
FCFA36,568
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$6.67
FCFA4,064
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$57.50
FCFA35,026
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$69.73
FCFA42,476
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$117.50
FCFA71,576
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$190.16
FCFA115,835
|
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