Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 52.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
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