Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 5.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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