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Republic of the Congo vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 24.6% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 10.8% less in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Republic of the Congo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. United States Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.1% less for restaurants

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$13.06 FCFA7,387	-32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$9.37 FCFA5,297	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$1.38 FCFA778	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.57 FCFA887	-21.8%
Average			-29.1%

United States vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$2.52 FCFA1,426	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$4.66 FCFA2,636	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+122.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$3.07 FCFA1,734	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$3.15 FCFA1,782	-41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.08 FCFA611	-54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$1.07 FCFA604	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.85 FCFA1,044	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$1.28 FCFA722	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$1.09 FCFA615	-19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.97 FCFA550	-29.8%
Average			-11.2%

United States vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$5.08 FCFA2,876	+48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$22.59 FCFA12,778	-65.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$13.24 FCFA7,490	-24.8%
Average			-10.0%

United States vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.8% less for housing

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$65.34 FCFA36,958	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$988.85 FCFA559,342	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$393.90 FCFA222,811	-72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+75.1%
Average			-10.8%

United States vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of housing

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$303.92 FCFA171,910	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-74.0%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$3.10 FCFA1,755	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$4.75 FCFA2,687	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$3.92 FCFA2,215	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$10.42 FCFA5,894	-23.6%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	United States	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$40.42 FCFA22,862	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$91.11 FCFA51,537	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-28.6%
Average			-11.6%

United States 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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