Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 87.1% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.09
|
$15.00
CDF41,877.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.41
|
$10.08
CDF28,129.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$2.78
CDF7,749.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$0.84
CDF2,340.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$2.26
CDF6,306.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.40
|
$4.75
CDF13,261.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$8.16
CDF22,794.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$4.38
CDF12,222.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$2.16
CDF6,038.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$4.12
CDF11,512.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$1.37
CDF3,837.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.07
CDF5,775.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.77
CDF7,726.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.63
CDF4,555.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.57
CDF4,370.40
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.48
|
$4.62
CDF12,893.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.08
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,486.00
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,795,279.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.60
|
$14.35
CDF40,063.17
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.11
|
$300.00
CDF837,556.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€463.36
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,360,360.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€378.28
|
$680.00
CDF1,898,460.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€163.66
|
$423.64
CDF1,182,739.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€363.14
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,350,225.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,641.85
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,568,318.24
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$1.74
CDF4,857.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$4.35
CDF12,140.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.47
|
$3.50
CDF9,771.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.10
|
$97.50
CDF272,205.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.78
|
$10.00
CDF27,918.54
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.79
|
$40.00
CDF111,674.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.04
|
$35.00
CDF97,714.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.62
|
$90.00
CDF251,266.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.98
|
$93.33
CDF260,573.07
|
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