Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 0.2% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Washington, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
Washington
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
|
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