Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 76.9% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,023
|
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,182
|
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,715
|
$1.36
FCFA819
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭31,693
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭207,289
|
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,029
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭40,522
|
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭44,842
|
$1.59
FCFA960
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭17,754
|
$1.14
FCFA689
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭28,778
|
$1.34
FCFA811
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭38,679
|
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,023
|
$0.91
FCFA548
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,163
|
$1.04
FCFA629
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭93,162
|
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 83.6% more for housing
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,579,994
|
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,783,231
|
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
|
pay 64.8% more for childcare
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭25,653
|
$1.08
FCFA655
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,132
|
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭38,552
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
|
pay 79.7% more for clothing
Laos
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
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