Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3.4 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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