Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 73.2% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$15.00
CDF41,646.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$10.08
CDF27,974.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$2.78
CDF7,706.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.84
CDF2,327.68
|
|
pay 80.1% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$2.26
CDF6,271.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$4.75
CDF13,188.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$8.16
CDF22,668.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$4.38
CDF12,155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.16
CDF6,004.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$4.12
CDF11,449.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$1.37
CDF3,816.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$2.07
CDF5,743.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$2.77
CDF7,684.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$1.63
CDF4,530.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.26
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$4.62
CDF12,822.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,111,480.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$14.35
CDF39,841.88
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$300.00
CDF832,929.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,330,751.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$680.00
CDF1,887,974.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,206.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,331,719.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,432,612.06
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$4.35
CDF12,073.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$3.50
CDF9,717.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$97.50
CDF270,702.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$10.00
CDF27,764.33
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$40.00
CDF111,057.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$35.00
CDF97,175.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$90.00
CDF249,878.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$93.33
CDF259,133.76
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