Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 25.0% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
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