Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 38.0% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$1.34
FCFA827
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
|
pay 54.9% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
|
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