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United Kingdom vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 89.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 38.1% more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 36.8% more in United Kingdom

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Republic of the Congo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

United Kingdom vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 34.0% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,387	$20.41 £15.41	+56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,297	$9.94 £7.51	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA778	$2.32 £1.75	+68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA887	$1.65 £1.24	+5.0%
Average			+34.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,426	$1.59 £1.20	-36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,636	$4.71 £3.55	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,000	$6.20 £4.68	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,734	$3.87 £2.92	+26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,782	$3.87 £2.92	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA611	$1.32 £1.00	+22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA604	$0.73 £0.55	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,044	$1.28 £0.97	-30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA722	$1.49 £1.13	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA615	$0.72 £0.54	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA550	$0.71 £0.54	-27.0%
Average			-9.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,876	$7.22 £5.45	+42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,778	$99.05 £74.80	+338.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	$36,224.29 £27,355.86	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,490	$22.08 £16.67	+66.8%
Average			+114.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.1% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,958	$41.90 £31.64	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA559,342	$1,285.79 £971.00	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA222,811	$1,062.09 £802.07	+169.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA148,731	$233.57 £176.39	-11.2%
Average			+38.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA171,910	$1,530.71 £1,155.97	+403.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	$19,375.12 £14,631.70	+221.1%
Average			+312.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,755	$6.35 £4.79	+104.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,687	$4.54 £3.43	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,215	$19.18 £14.48	+389.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,733	$49.26 £37.20	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,894	$13.88 £10.48	+33.2%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 36.8% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,569	$86.00 £64.94	+106.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,862	$44.20 £33.38	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,537	$95.21 £71.90	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,252	$101.36 £76.54	+26.7%
Average			+36.8%

Republic of the Congo vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

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