Cost of living comparison
Germany is 24.1% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Germany instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA978
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA702
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA827
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA559
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA640
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA667
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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