Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 90.1% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,565
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,468
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA917
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,372
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,153
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA880
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA629
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA800
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA811
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA791
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,160
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,302
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,491,136
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,385
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA95,761
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA630,677
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA233,306
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA279,605
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA131,033
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,120,642
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,559
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA46,045
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,119
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,671
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,756
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA56,430
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA55,070
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
|
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