Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 66.4% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Albania, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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