Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 38.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.60
FCFA6,096
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
FCFA5,462
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
FCFA974
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA794
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
FCFA938
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
FCFA3,977
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.67
FCFA3,836
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,013
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
FCFA1,674
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
FCFA1,018
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
FCFA685
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA913
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
FCFA1,043
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA701
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA619
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 73.9% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
FCFA2,579
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA17,248
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,750.00
FCFA16,528,950
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
FCFA7,958
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.39
FCFA790,741
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
FCFA574,920
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
FCFA65,947
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 65.9% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$600.00
FCFA344,952
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,900.00
FCFA7,416,468
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA623
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
FCFA2,129
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,534
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA34,513
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA3,836
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
FCFA31,621
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.67
FCFA38,328
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.25
FCFA75,458
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$199.61
FCFA114,759
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
|
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