Republic of the Congo is 73.3% more expensive than Hungary.

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

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pay 50.1% more for restaurants

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.72
HUF3,285.61
$14.00
FCFA8,444
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
$8.94
FCFA5,390
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.25
HUF471.68
$2.09
FCFA1,263

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
HUF559.70
$1.53
FCFA926
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.20
HUF1,960.83
$4.61
FCFA2,782
Milk (1 gallon) $4.19
HUF1,579.35
$7.14
FCFA4,310

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.47
HUF2,437.47
$5.17
FCFA3,116
Monthly public transit pass $21.93
HUF8,265.55
$21.74
FCFA13,113
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
$28,585.40
FCFA17,242,901

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
$156.50
FCFA94,402
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $399.32
HUF150,502.78
$1,030.70
FCFA621,726
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.48
HUF118,150.03
$381.29
FCFA229,995

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $280.59
HUF105,756.04
$214.14
FCFA129,173
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
$5,100.00
FCFA3,076,354

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pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
HUF643.57
$2.85
FCFA1,720
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
HUF697.61
$4.18
FCFA2,523
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
$3.50
FCFA2,111

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

 
Hungary
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
$35.42
FCFA21,364
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
$35.56
FCFA21,447
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
$92.22
FCFA55,629

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