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Republic of the Congo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 45.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 77.6% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$13.06 FCFA7,315	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$9.37 FCFA5,245	+57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.38 FCFA770	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.57 FCFA878	+156.4%
Average			+55.6%

Moscow vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$2.52 FCFA1,412	+197.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$4.66 FCFA2,610	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$8.84 FCFA4,950	+91.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.07 FCFA1,717	+82.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$3.15 FCFA1,765	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$1.08 FCFA605	+33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$1.07 FCFA598	+22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$1.85 FCFA1,034	+104.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$1.28 FCFA715	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$1.09 FCFA609	+154.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.97 FCFA544	+186.9%
Average			+77.6%

Moscow vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$5.08 FCFA2,848	+79.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$22.59 FCFA12,652	-38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$32,895.05 FCFA18,424,400	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$13.24 FCFA7,416	+131.2%
Average			+40.2%

Moscow vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$65.34 FCFA36,595	+735.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$988.85 FCFA553,851	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$393.90 FCFA220,624	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$262.94 FCFA147,271	+137.7%
Average			+202.0%

Moscow vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$303.92 FCFA170,222	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$6,033.33 FCFA3,379,249	-57.8%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$3.10 FCFA1,737	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$4.75 FCFA2,660	+50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$3.92 FCFA2,194	+31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$63.17 FCFA35,382	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$10.42 FCFA5,836	+58.8%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$41.67 FCFA23,337	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$40.42 FCFA22,637	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$91.11 FCFA51,031	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$80.00 FCFA44,808	-49.0%
Average			-33.9%

Moscow 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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