Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 54.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,285
|
$17.84
kr2,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,295
|
$14.27
kr1,986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,246
|
$2.32
kr323
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA829
|
$2.12
kr296
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,121
|
$3.42
kr477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,285
|
$5.98
kr833
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,231
|
$5.33
kr741
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,141
|
$5.66
kr788
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,631
|
$7.09
kr988
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA971
|
$1.16
kr162
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA697
|
$0.98
kr137
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$1.17
kr163
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,088
|
$1.84
kr256
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA555
|
$0.96
kr133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA636
|
$0.51
kr71
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,372
|
$8.03
kr1,118
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,338
|
$77.40
kr10,775
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,428,581
|
$29,836.83
kr4,153,883
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,772
|
$23.97
kr3,337
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,376
|
$62.40
kr8,688
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA611,734
|
$1,437.14
kr200,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,095
|
$1,215.63
kr169,239
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA152,847
|
$68.63
kr9,555
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA473,721
|
$259.34
kr36,106
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,523,276
|
$2,750.10
kr382,869
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA663
|
$8.52
kr1,186
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,027
|
$4.15
kr578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,631
|
$10.64
kr1,481
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,694
|
$56.90
kr7,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,078
|
$12.27
kr1,709
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,147
|
$118.08
kr16,438
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,622
|
$50.39
kr7,015
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,822
|
$151.12
kr21,039
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,234
|
$175.20
kr24,391
|
|
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