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Republic of the Congo vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 39.9% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Republic of the Congo. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$153.27	$13.06 FCFA7,374	+171.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$164.19	$9.37 FCFA5,288	+81.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$31.12	$1.38 FCFA777	+40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.31	$1.57 FCFA885	+134.2%
Average			+106.8%

Taiwan vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$56.22	$2.52 FCFA1,423	+42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$295.55	$4.66 FCFA2,631	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$378.48	$8.84 FCFA4,991	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$83.17	$3.07 FCFA1,731	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$113.22	$3.15 FCFA1,779	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$64.50	$1.08 FCFA610	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.76	$1.07 FCFA603	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.70	$1.85 FCFA1,042	+48.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$49.27	$1.28 FCFA721	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$38.33	$1.09 FCFA614	-9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.67	$0.97 FCFA549	-5.4%
Average			-4.7%

Taiwan vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$120.38	$5.08 FCFA2,871	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,083.82	$22.59 FCFA12,755	-33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1M	$32,895.05 FCFA19M	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$292.09	$13.24 FCFA7,476	+44.2%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$671.40	$65.34 FCFA36,893	+209.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,658.85	$988.85 FCFA558K	+130.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,409.24	$393.90 FCFA222K	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,745.19	$262.94 FCFA148K	+379.4%
Average			+188.1%

Taiwan vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,527.59	$303.92 FCFA172K	-41.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$530K	$6,033.33 FCFA3M	-63.8%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$62.63	$3.10 FCFA1,751	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$95.52	$4.75 FCFA2,682	+58.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$144.58	$3.92 FCFA2,212	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,192.68	$63.17 FCFA35,670	+68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$319.58	$10.42 FCFA5,884	+3.7%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,070.81	$41.67 FCFA23,527	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$993.98	$40.42 FCFA22,821	+29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,532.55	$91.11 FCFA51,446	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,063.84	$80.00 FCFA45,172	-16.9%
Average			-2.2%

Taiwan vs. Republic of the Congo - 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: March 2026

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