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Republic of the Congo vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 16.3% more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.3% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 51.0% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 91.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 33.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Republic of the Congo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.3% more for restaurants

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.17 €12.16	$13.96 FCFA8,454	+6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.11 €8.41	$8.94 FCFA5,411	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 €1.91	$1.88 FCFA1,140	-9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 €0.55	$1.50 FCFA907	+150.2%
Average			+36.3%

Greece vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 €1.23	$2.56 FCFA1,552	+92.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 €5.81	$4.20 FCFA2,545	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.53	$7.87 FCFA4,766	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 €3.72	$3.39 FCFA2,054	-15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.23 €3.90	$2.20 FCFA1,330	-48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.81	$1.18 FCFA714	+33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.79	$0.91 FCFA552	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.53	$1.98 FCFA1,196	+242.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.81	$1.21 FCFA732	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.48	$1.16 FCFA705	+126.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.52	$1.05 FCFA636	+85.8%
Average			+51.0%

Greece vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.55 €6.97	$5.18 FCFA3,138	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 €37.10	$22.59 FCFA13,680	-43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,316.80 €26,141.82	$32,895.05 FCFA19,920,361	+16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.82 €12.75	$14.09 FCFA8,536	+2.0%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 91.7% more for housing

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.82 €30.30	$75.50 FCFA45,719	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.36 €484.09	$971.39 FCFA588,245	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.21 €362.08	$357.68 FCFA216,599	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$175.68 €162.18	$456.95 FCFA276,718	+160.1%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 33.9% less for childcare

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$413.12 €381.39	$214.14 FCFA129,680	-48.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,332.60 €5,846.20	$5,100.00 FCFA3,088,424	-19.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 €4.06	$2.76 FCFA1,674	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.49 €3.22	$4.13 FCFA2,503	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.94 €4.57	$3.75 FCFA2,271	-24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.72 €44.98	$61.25 FCFA37,090	+25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.82 €8.14	$8.17 FCFA4,948	-7.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Greece	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.64 €77.21	$35.83 FCFA21,700	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 €34.92	$37.92 FCFA22,961	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.15 €76.76	$92.22 FCFA55,847	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.42 €86.25	$91.67 FCFA55,511	-1.9%
Average			-12.0%

Greece vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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