Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

compared to

New Mexico, USA

New Mexico vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

New Mexico is 63.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in New Mexico
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in New Mexico
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in New Mexico
Housing: pay 47.3% more in New Mexico
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in New Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% more in New Mexico
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in New Mexico

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in New Mexico are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New Mexico.

New Mexico vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Mexico instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,436	$17.70	+35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,332	$10.10	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA783	$2.48	+80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA893	$1.84	+17.4%
Average			+35.2%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,435	$3.08	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,653	$6.32	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,033	$3.81	-56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,746	$4.20	+37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,794	$5.09	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA615	$2.18	+101.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA608	$0.69	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,051	$2.03	+9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA727	$2.37	+85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA619	$1.46	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA553	$1.20	+23.4%
Average			+29.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,895	$2.94	-42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,862	$32.00	+41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA19M	$29,636.00	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,539	$17.84	+34.8%
Average			+6.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA37,202	$68.61	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA563K	$1,407.44	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA224K	$1,172.03	+197.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA150K	$116.42	-55.7%
Average			+47.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA173K	$1,218.00	+300.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3M	$19,225.20	+218.6%
Average			+259.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of childcare

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pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,766	$5.40	+74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,704	$4.78	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,230	$9.57	+144.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,968	$66.14	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,933	$11.57	+11.1%
Average			+47.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	New Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,724	$48.30	+15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA23,013	$47.80	+18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,877	$92.18	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,551	$106.13	+32.7%
Average			+17.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. New Mexico - Cost of clothing

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