Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 19.8% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$10.28
FCFA6,326
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$10.30
FCFA6,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$1.36
FCFA834
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.38
FCFA3,307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.92
FCFA4,258
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.50
FCFA2,154
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.34
FCFA826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.78
FCFA1,095
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.88
FCFA2,387
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
FCFA18,456
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,560,476
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$275.00
FCFA169,180
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$250.06
FCFA153,834
|
|
pay 33.1% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$775.00
FCFA476,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,552,480
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.32
FCFA2,040
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$2.67
FCFA1,641
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$60.03
FCFA36,931
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.67
FCFA4,105
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$57.50
FCFA35,374
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$69.73
FCFA42,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$117.50
FCFA72,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$190.16
FCFA116,984
|
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