Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 25.0% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Israel, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$10.28
FCFA6,264
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$10.30
FCFA6,273
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$2.04
FCFA1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$1.36
FCFA826
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.83
FCFA1,117
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$5.38
FCFA3,274
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$6.92
FCFA4,216
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$3.50
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.67
FCFA1,626
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.59
FCFA968
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$1.78
FCFA1,085
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.91
FCFA553
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$1.04
FCFA634
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$3.88
FCFA2,364
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$30.00
FCFA18,275
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,358,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$1,000.79
FCFA609,634
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$275.00
FCFA167,517
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$250.06
FCFA152,322
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$775.00
FCFA472,095
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,507,743
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$1.08
FCFA660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$3.32
FCFA2,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$2.67
FCFA1,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$60.03
FCFA36,568
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$6.67
FCFA4,064
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Israel
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$57.50
FCFA35,026
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$69.73
FCFA42,476
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$117.50
FCFA71,576
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$190.16
FCFA115,835
|
|
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