Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.0 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$1.36
FCFA831
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.59
FCFA974
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.34
FCFA823
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.91
FCFA556
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$1.04
FCFA638
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$1.08
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
|
pay 66.1% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
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