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

United States is 84.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% more in United States
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in United States
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in United States
Housing: pay 72.6% more in United States
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% more in United States
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in United States

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

United States vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.3% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,387	$19.45	+48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,297	$11.12	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA778	$2.56	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA887	$2.00	+27.8%
Average			+45.3%

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

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,426	$3.56	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,636	$6.50	+39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA5,000	$3.97	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,734	$4.27	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,782	$5.41	+71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA611	$2.37	+119.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA604	$0.78	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,044	$2.04	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA722	$2.21	+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA615	$1.34	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA550	$1.38	+42.5%
Average			+34.4%

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

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,876	$3.41	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,778	$65.85	+191.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	$32,336.38	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,490	$17.61	+33.0%
Average			+47.5%

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

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pay 72.6% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,958	$68.97	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA559,342	$1,664.59	+68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA222,811	$1,416.15	+259.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA148,731	$150.19	-42.9%
Average			+72.6%

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

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA171,910	$1,387.27	+356.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	$23,196.46	+284.5%
Average			+320.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. United States - Cost of childcare

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pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,755	$5.84	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,687	$5.15	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,215	$9.90	+152.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,733	$51.45	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,894	$13.64	+30.9%
Average			+52.3%

Republic of the Congo vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,569	$51.08	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,862	$41.81	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA51,537	$87.56	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA45,252	$112.04	+40.1%
Average			+15.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. United States - 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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