Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.9% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Greece instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,193
|
$12.71
€11.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,203
|
$8.10
€7.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,227
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA817
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,105
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,238
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,169
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,109
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,608
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA957
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA687
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA809
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,073
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA547
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA627
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,337
|
$8.80
€8.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,070
|
$40.24
€36.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,130,433
|
$22,158.38
€20,346.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,643
|
$13.03
€11.96
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA180,700
|
$34.83
€31.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA602,806
|
$429.23
€394.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA165,641
|
$358.56
€329.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA150,616
|
$172.07
€158.00
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA466,808
|
$341.10
€313.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,457,261
|
$6,725.16
€6,175.37
|
|
pay 75.4% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA653
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA1,997
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,607
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,159
|
$45.22
€41.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,019
|
$8.85
€8.12
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,634
|
$76.36
€70.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,000
|
$36.41
€33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,774
|
$77.82
€71.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,537
|
$99.20
€91.09
|
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