Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 53.3% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Finland, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$10.28
FCFA6,326
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$10.30
FCFA6,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.36
FCFA834
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$5.38
FCFA3,307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$6.92
FCFA4,258
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$3.50
FCFA2,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.34
FCFA826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.78
FCFA1,095
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.88
FCFA2,387
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$30.00
FCFA18,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,560,476
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$275.00
FCFA169,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$250.06
FCFA153,834
|
|
pay 58.5% more for childcare
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$775.00
FCFA476,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,552,480
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$3.32
FCFA2,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$2.67
FCFA1,641
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$60.03
FCFA36,931
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$6.67
FCFA4,105
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Finland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$57.50
FCFA35,374
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$69.73
FCFA42,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$117.50
FCFA72,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$190.16
FCFA116,984
|
|
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