Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 60.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,302
|
$17.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,299
|
$10.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,242
|
$2.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA888
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA910
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,736
|
$5.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,237
|
$3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,087
|
$3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,314
|
$4.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA853
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA609
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,356
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA776
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA787
|
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA767
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,063
|
$3.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA12,893
|
$41.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA16,952,934
|
$31,381.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,004
|
$15.29
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA92,814
|
$63.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA611,271
|
$1,140.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA226,127
|
$858.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA271,001
|
$150.08
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA127,001
|
$1,051.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,024,620
|
$17,122.65
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,691
|
$4.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,480
|
$5.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,076
|
$6.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA44,628
|
$35.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA5,931
|
$11.38
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Alabama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,004
|
$47.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,087
|
$40.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA54,694
|
$80.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA53,376
|
$125.72
|
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