Cost of living comparison
Italy is 22.1% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Italy instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 6.8% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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