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Republic of the Congo vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 88.1% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 71.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 14.9% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.9% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$13.06 FCFA7,387	+35.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$9.37 FCFA5,297	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$1.38 FCFA778	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$1.57 FCFA887	+229.5%
Average			+85.9%

Georgia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+362.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$4.66 FCFA2,636	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$3.07 FCFA1,734	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$3.15 FCFA1,782	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.08 FCFA611	+110.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$1.07 FCFA604	+54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+172.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$1.28 FCFA722	+69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$1.09 FCFA615	+245.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.97 FCFA550	+234.7%
Average			+124.7%

Georgia vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$5.08 FCFA2,876	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$22.59 FCFA12,778	+85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	+77.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$13.24 FCFA7,490	+105.5%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+315.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+123.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$393.90 FCFA222,811	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+370.4%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 71.4% more for childcare

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$303.92 FCFA171,910	+54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	+88.7%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$3.10 FCFA1,755	+86.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+90.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$3.92 FCFA2,215	+31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$10.42 FCFA5,894	+95.4%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 14.9% less for clothing

	Georgia	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$40.42 FCFA22,862	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$91.11 FCFA51,537	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-13.8%
Average			-14.9%

Georgia 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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