Cost of living comparison
Spain is 10.8% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Spain instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
$13.87
€13.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA942
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
$3.36
€3.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA760
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA732
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA661
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
$6.38
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
$34.26
€32.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
$14.57
€13.97
|
|
pay 12.9% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
$872.36
€836.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
$692.13
€663.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
|
pay 62.2% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
$385.97
€370.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$8.63
€8.28
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
$91.38
€87.62
|
|
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