Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3.0 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.95
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$515.47
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$865.37
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.36
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$242.05
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.72
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$456.34
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.97
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$351.33
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.86
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$483.25
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.77
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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