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Republic of the Congo vs. Lithuania Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 13.2% more expensive than Lithuania overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 39.8% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Republic of the Congo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.25	$13.06 FCFA7,357	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 €6.80	$9.37 FCFA5,276	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.93	$1.38 FCFA775	-38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 €1.58	$1.57 FCFA883	-14.9%
Average			-6.5%

Lithuania vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 €1.41	$2.52 FCFA1,420	+53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.83 €5.01	$4.66 FCFA2,625	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 €4.47	$8.84 FCFA4,979	+69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 €2.60	$3.07 FCFA1,727	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 €2.49	$3.15 FCFA1,775	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.56	$1.08 FCFA609	+66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$1.07 FCFA601	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.74	$1.85 FCFA1,040	+113.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.21	$1.28 FCFA719	-9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 €0.32	$1.09 FCFA613	+187.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.97 FCFA547	+133.4%
Average			+59.1%

Lithuania vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 €5.39	$5.08 FCFA2,864	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 €28.93	$22.59 FCFA12,726	-32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,407.17 €32,984.50	$32,895.05 FCFA18,531,205	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 €9.92	$13.24 FCFA7,459	+14.7%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 €13.32	$65.34 FCFA36,807	+321.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$567.85 €487.67	$988.85 FCFA557,061	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.46 €323.31	$393.90 FCFA221,903	+4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.23 €146.19	$262.94 FCFA148,125	+54.5%
Average			+113.6%

Lithuania vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 39.8% less for childcare

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.49 €451.30	$303.92 FCFA171,209	-42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,633.71 €8,273.53	$6,033.33 FCFA3,398,838	-37.4%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.03 €4.32	$3.10 FCFA1,747	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 €2.79	$4.75 FCFA2,676	+46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 €4.90	$3.92 FCFA2,206	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.40 €38.13	$63.17 FCFA35,587	+42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.30 €7.99	$10.42 FCFA5,870	+12.0%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Lithuania	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.62 €88.99	$41.67 FCFA23,473	-59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.16 €33.63	$40.42 FCFA22,768	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 €79.68	$91.11 FCFA51,327	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.30 €135.95	$80.00 FCFA45,067	-49.5%
Average			-27.0%

Lithuania 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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