Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 73.4% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,445
|
$15.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,391
|
$9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,264
|
$1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA904
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA926
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,783
|
$5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,311
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,123
|
$3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,337
|
$4.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA868
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA620
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
$1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA789
|
$2.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA800
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA780
|
$1.01
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,116
|
$2.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,116
|
$36.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,246,042
|
$37,721.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,211
|
$13.83
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,419
|
$66.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA621,839
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA230,037
|
$973.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA275,687
|
$117.71
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,197
|
$1,753.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,076,914
|
$11,930.57
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,720
|
$4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,523
|
$5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,112
|
$8.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,400
|
$36.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,033
|
$10.71
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,367
|
$43.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,451
|
$40.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,639
|
$101.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,298
|
$109.52
|
|
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