Cost of living comparison

 Colorado, USA
compared to
Republic of the Congo vs. Colorado Cost of Living Summary
Republic of the Congo vs. Colorado Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.4% less for restaurants

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.04
 
$13.96
FCFA8,781
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.37
 
$8.94
FCFA5,621
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.70
 
$1.88
FCFA1,185

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pay 9.5% less for groceries

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
 
$2.56
FCFA1,612
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.51
 
$4.20
FCFA2,643
Milk (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$7.87
FCFA4,951

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.25
 
$5.18
FCFA3,260
Monthly public transit pass $88.88
 
$22.59
FCFA14,210
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,015.29
 
$32,895.05
FCFA20,692,113

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pay 27.8% more for housing

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.60
 
$75.50
FCFA47,491
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,907.44
 
$971.39
FCFA611,035
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,578.72
 
$357.68
FCFA224,991

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,413.76
 
$214.14
FCFA134,704
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,745.82
 
$5,100.00
FCFA3,208,075

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
 
$2.76
FCFA1,739
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.15
 
$4.13
FCFA2,600
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.83
 
$3.75
FCFA2,359

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

 
Colorado
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$54.41
 
$35.83
FCFA22,540
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.30
 
$37.92
FCFA23,851
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.28
 
$92.22
FCFA58,011

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