Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 90.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 57.7% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$14.00
FCFA8,567
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$8.94
FCFA5,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$2.09
FCFA1,282
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.50
FCFA917
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.53
FCFA939
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.61
FCFA2,823
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$7.14
FCFA4,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$3.52
FCFA2,154
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$2.22
FCFA1,356
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.44
FCFA880
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.03
FCFA629
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$2.29
FCFA1,399
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.31
FCFA801
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$1.33
FCFA812
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$1.29
FCFA791
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$5.17
FCFA3,161
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$21.74
FCFA13,305
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,495,492
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$20.24
FCFA12,388
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$156.50
FCFA95,785
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$1,030.70
FCFA630,834
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$381.29
FCFA233,364
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$456.95
FCFA279,675
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$214.14
FCFA131,066
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,121,419
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.85
FCFA1,745
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$4.18
FCFA2,560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$3.50
FCFA2,142
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$75.25
FCFA46,056
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$10.00
FCFA6,120
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$35.42
FCFA21,677
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$35.56
FCFA21,762
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$92.22
FCFA56,444
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$90.00
FCFA55,084
|
|
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