Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 53.7% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.60
FCFA6,096
|
$5.28
₴137.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
FCFA5,462
|
$4.21
₴109.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
FCFA974
|
$0.55
₴14.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA794
|
$0.44
₴11.43
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
FCFA938
|
$0.63
₴16.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
FCFA3,977
|
$3.65
₴94.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.67
FCFA3,836
|
$3.62
₴94.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,013
|
$1.35
₴35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
FCFA1,674
|
$1.83
₴47.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
FCFA1,018
|
$0.29
₴7.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
FCFA685
|
$0.47
₴12.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA913
|
$0.53
₴13.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
FCFA1,043
|
$0.83
₴21.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA701
|
$0.19
₴5.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA619
|
$0.25
₴6.42
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
FCFA2,579
|
$4.09
₴106.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA17,248
|
$8.55
₴221.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,750.00
FCFA16,528,950
|
$22,875.02
₴594,064.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
FCFA7,958
|
$3.50
₴90.97
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
$5.19
₴134.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,375.39
FCFA790,741
|
$274.51
₴7,129.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
FCFA574,920
|
$180.92
₴4,698.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
FCFA65,947
|
$78.80
₴2,046.35
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$600.00
FCFA344,952
|
$221.42
₴5,750.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,900.00
FCFA7,416,468
|
$5,681.81
₴147,556.60
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA623
|
$1.01
₴26.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
FCFA2,129
|
$1.05
₴27.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,534
|
$2.23
₴57.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA34,513
|
$22.36
₴580.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA3,836
|
$3.81
₴99.05
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.00
FCFA31,621
|
$50.48
₴1,310.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.67
FCFA38,328
|
$35.48
₴921.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.25
FCFA75,458
|
$80.79
₴2,098.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$199.61
FCFA114,759
|
$86.66
₴2,250.64
|
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