Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 86.8% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
|
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