Republic of the Congo is 32.7% more expensive than Germany.

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

pay 19.2% less for restaurants

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.84
€11.79
$10.28
FCFA6,193
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.44
€8.67
$10.30
FCFA6,203
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.65
€2.43
$2.04
FCFA1,227

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
€1.83
$1.83
FCFA1,105
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.74
€6.19
$5.38
FCFA3,238
Milk (1 gallon) $4.22
€3.88
$6.92
FCFA4,169

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pay 30.9% less for transportation

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.31
€7.63
$3.88
FCFA2,337
Monthly public transit pass $73.47
€67.47
$30.00
FCFA18,070
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,050.12
€24,838.77
$33,420.80
FCFA20,130,433

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.93
€34.83
$300.00
FCFA180,700
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $759.74
€697.63
$1,000.79
FCFA602,806
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $577.93
€530.68
$275.00
FCFA165,641

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pay 50.1% more for childcare

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $325.78
€299.15
$775.00
FCFA466,808
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,890.74
€10,918.67
$7,400.00
FCFA4,457,261

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.05
€3.72
$1.08
FCFA653
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.27
€3.00
$3.32
FCFA1,997
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.03
€7.37
$2.67
FCFA1,607

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pay 36.9% more for clothing

 
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.79
€74.19
$57.50
FCFA34,634
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.60
€36.37
$69.73
FCFA42,000
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.39
€81.17
$117.50
FCFA70,774

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