Republic of the Congo is 24.6% more expensive than United Kingdom.

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

pay 2.1% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.09
£13.96
$10.28
FCFA6,325
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.46
£6.10
$10.30
FCFA6,335
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.84
£1.51
$2.04
FCFA1,253

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pay 46.2% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.25
£1.02
$1.83
FCFA1,128
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
£2.94
$5.38
FCFA3,306
Milk (1 gallon) $4.68
£3.82
$6.92
FCFA4,257

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.31
£5.97
$3.88
FCFA2,387
Monthly public transit pass $91.63
£74.87
$30.00
FCFA18,454
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,486.21
£20,823.77
$33,420.80
FCFA20,557,924

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.72
£30.82
$300.00
FCFA184,537
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,053.04
£860.40
$1,000.79
FCFA615,607
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $836.18
£683.21
$275.00
FCFA169,159

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,186.33
£969.30
$775.00
FCFA476,721
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,551.73
£13,523.75
$7,400.00
FCFA4,551,915

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.95
£4.05
$1.08
FCFA667
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.59
£2.93
$3.32
FCFA2,040
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$14.82
£12.11
$2.67
FCFA1,641

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pay 61.2% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.74
£60.25
$57.50
FCFA35,370
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.00
£31.05
$69.73
FCFA42,892
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.51
£64.97
$117.50
FCFA72,277

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