Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.7 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
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