Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 29.2% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,458
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,399
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,266
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA905
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA927
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,787
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,317
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,126
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,339
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA869
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA621
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,381
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA790
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA801
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA781
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 47.7% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,121
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,135
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,271,490
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,229
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 2.0% more for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,558
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA622,757
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA230,376
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA276,094
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,388
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,081,454
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,723
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,527
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,115
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,467
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,042
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,399
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,483
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,721
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,379
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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