Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 78.1% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 95.6% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
North Korea
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
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