Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 24.9% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA932
|
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA734
|
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA567
|
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA752
|
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA724
|
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA654
|
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
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