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Puerto Rico vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 18.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 28.8% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 4.0% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 55.5% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo.

Puerto Rico vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 5.8% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,387	$15.10	+15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,297	$10.01	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA778	$1.58	+14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA887	$1.35	-14.1%
Average			+5.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.8% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,426	$3.18	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,636	$4.16	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,000	$8.11	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,734	$5.34	+74.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,782	$3.76	+19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA611	$2.50	+131.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA604	$1.06	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,044	$1.54	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA722	$1.84	+43.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA615	$1.65	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA550	$1.04	+6.9%
Average			+28.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,876	$3.65	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,778	$35.20	+55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	$34,700.00	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,490	$9.22	-30.4%
Average			+0.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,958	$62.46	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA559,342	$800.93	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA222,811	$580.00	+47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA148,731	$242.07	-7.9%
Average			+4.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay 55.5% more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA171,910	$453.00	+49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	$9,760.00	+61.8%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,755	$2.73	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,687	$3.38	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,215	$11.21	+186.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,733	$37.37	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,894	$9.90	-5.0%
Average			+19.9%

Republic of the Congo vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,569	$42.97	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,862	$54.22	+34.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,537	$81.06	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,252	$96.00	+20.0%
Average			+11.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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