Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 86.3% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,444
|
$16.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,390
|
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA904
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA926
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,782
|
$5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,310
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,123
|
$3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
$5.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA868
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA620
|
$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA789
|
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA800
|
$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA780
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,116
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,113
|
$81.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,242,901
|
$31,555.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,209
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,402
|
$69.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA621,726
|
$1,150.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA229,995
|
$1,048.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA275,637
|
$120.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,173
|
$1,180.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,076,354
|
$22,406.29
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,720
|
$5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,523
|
$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,111
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,391
|
$46.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,032
|
$13.40
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,364
|
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,447
|
$51.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,629
|
$88.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,289
|
$116.44
|
|
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