Republic of the Congo is 2.1 times more expensive than Bulgaria.

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 63.6% more for restaurants

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.97
BGN16.12
$14.00
FCFA8,444
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.85
BGN12.32
$8.94
FCFA5,390
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.26
BGN2.26
$2.09
FCFA1,263

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pay 82.3% more for groceries

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
BGN1.57
$1.53
FCFA926
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.50
BGN8.08
$4.61
FCFA2,782
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
BGN11.10
$7.14
FCFA4,310

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.61
BGN10.08
$5.17
FCFA3,116
Monthly public transit pass $23.43
BGN42.11
$21.74
FCFA13,113
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
$28,585.40
FCFA17,242,901

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.20
BGN21.93
$156.50
FCFA94,402
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $305.24
BGN548.62
$1,030.70
FCFA621,726
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.52
BGN401.75
$381.29
FCFA229,995

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $344.87
BGN619.85
$214.14
FCFA129,173
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
$5,100.00
FCFA3,076,354

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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
BGN3.29
$2.85
FCFA1,720
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
BGN3.08
$4.18
FCFA2,523
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.26
BGN5.85
$3.50
FCFA2,111

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

 
Bulgaria
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$49.83
BGN89.56
$35.42
FCFA21,364
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.58
BGN51.36
$35.56
FCFA21,447
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.21
BGN136.98
$92.22
FCFA55,629

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