Cost of living comparison
Canada is 52.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Canada instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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