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Republic of the Congo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 30.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 69.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$13.06 FCFA7,315	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$9.37 FCFA5,245	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.38 FCFA770	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.57 FCFA878	+20.3%
Average			+6.5%

Mexico City vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$2.52 FCFA1,412	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$4.66 FCFA2,610	-7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$8.84 FCFA4,950	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$3.07 FCFA1,717	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.15 FCFA1,765	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.08 FCFA605	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.07 FCFA598	+33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.85 FCFA1,034	+89.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.28 FCFA715	+40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.09 FCFA609	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.97 FCFA544	-2.3%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 69.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$5.08 FCFA2,848	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$22.59 FCFA12,652	+15.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$32,895.05 FCFA18,424,400	+64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$13.24 FCFA7,416	+199.3%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$65.34 FCFA36,595	+111.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$988.85 FCFA553,851	-8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$393.90 FCFA220,624	-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$262.94 FCFA147,271	+603.8%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$303.92 FCFA170,222	-29.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$6,033.33 FCFA3,379,249	-44.6%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$3.10 FCFA1,737	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$4.75 FCFA2,660	+24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.92 FCFA2,194	-9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$63.17 FCFA35,382	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$10.42 FCFA5,836	+60.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$41.67 FCFA23,337	-31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$40.42 FCFA22,637	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$91.11 FCFA51,031	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$80.00 FCFA44,808	-27.9%
Average			-22.3%

Mexico City 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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