Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 96.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 71.9% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 51.4% more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
|
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