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Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 7.7% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.1% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 55.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 32.5% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.1% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$13.06 FCFA7,315	+65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$9.37 FCFA5,245	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.38 FCFA770	+32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.57 FCFA878	+211.1%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 55.9% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$2.52 FCFA1,412	+71.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$4.66 FCFA2,610	-13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$8.84 FCFA4,950	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$3.07 FCFA1,717	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.15 FCFA1,765	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.08 FCFA605	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$1.07 FCFA598	+42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$1.85 FCFA1,034	+152.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$1.28 FCFA715	+118.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$1.09 FCFA609	+126.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.97 FCFA544	+84.5%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$5.08 FCFA2,848	+74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$22.59 FCFA12,652	-57.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$32,895.05 FCFA18,424,400	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$13.24 FCFA7,416	+55.8%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$65.34 FCFA36,595	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$988.85 FCFA553,851	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$393.90 FCFA220,624	-60.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$262.94 FCFA147,271	+114.4%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 32.5% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$303.92 FCFA170,222	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$6,033.33 FCFA3,379,249	-26.1%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$3.10 FCFA1,737	-70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$4.75 FCFA2,660	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$3.92 FCFA2,194	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$63.17 FCFA35,382	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$10.42 FCFA5,836	-21.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$41.67 FCFA23,337	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$40.42 FCFA22,637	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$91.11 FCFA51,031	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$80.00 FCFA44,808	-24.9%
Average			-28.8%

United Arab Emirates 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: December 2025

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