Cost of living comparison
France is 46.9% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in France instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
|
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