Cost of living comparison
Finland is 30.3% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Finland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,264
|
$13.74
€12.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,273
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,241
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA826
|
$1.76
€1.64
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,117
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,274
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,216
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,133
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,626
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA968
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,085
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA553
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA634
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,364
|
$8.90
€8.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,275
|
$58.04
€53.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,358,429
|
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$20.72
€19.24
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA609,634
|
$744.51
€691.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA167,517
|
$617.65
€573.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA152,322
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA472,095
|
$346.47
€321.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,507,743
|
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA660
|
$7.11
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,020
|
$4.18
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,625
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,568
|
$43.96
€40.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,064
|
$15.18
€14.10
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,026
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,476
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,576
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA115,835
|
$117.91
€109.50
|
|
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