Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 92.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr114.23
|
$10.28
FCFA6,326
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.28
|
$10.30
FCFA6,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.61
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.74
|
$1.36
FCFA834
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.35
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.82
|
$5.38
FCFA3,307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.73
|
$6.92
FCFA4,258
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.86
|
$3.50
FCFA2,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.23
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.08
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.87
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.52
|
$1.34
FCFA826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.10
|
$1.78
FCFA1,095
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.56
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.53
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.72
|
$3.88
FCFA2,387
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr760.39
|
$30.00
FCFA18,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,870.01
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,560,476
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr241.46
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr311.51
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,040.50
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,265.91
|
$275.00
FCFA169,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr672.38
|
$250.06
FCFA153,834
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,414.71
|
$775.00
FCFA476,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,777.51
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,552,480
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.57
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.93
|
$3.32
FCFA2,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.78
|
$2.67
FCFA1,641
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr403.31
|
$60.03
FCFA36,931
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.33
|
$6.67
FCFA4,105
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr859.87
|
$57.50
FCFA35,374
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr371.11
|
$69.73
FCFA42,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr874.38
|
$117.50
FCFA72,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,330.17
|
$190.16
FCFA116,984
|
|
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