Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 71.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Romania, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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