Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 2.2 times more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,720
|
$19.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,581
|
$9.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,176
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA936
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,601
|
$3.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,624
|
$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,916
|
$4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,119
|
$3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,372
|
$5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA737
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA569
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,234
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA755
|
$2.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA727
|
$1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA656
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,237
|
$3.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,109
|
$66.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,546,311
|
$31,817.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,804
|
$20.67
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,156
|
$62.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA606,729
|
$1,357.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA223,405
|
$1,179.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA285,413
|
$136.88
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,755
|
$1,481.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,185,470
|
$35,614.17
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,727
|
$5.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,582
|
$5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,342
|
$11.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,256
|
$34.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
$13.87
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,382
|
$53.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,683
|
$39.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,602
|
$83.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,255
|
$103.12
|
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