Cost of living comparison

 Samoa
compared to
 Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 43.0% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.7% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.3% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing
pay 4.6% more in Republic of the Congo

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Samoa. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Samoa, you would:

pay 26.7% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $59.13
WST165.55
$13.96
FCFA8,781
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
WST30.01
$8.94
FCFA5,621
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
WST6.00
$1.88
FCFA1,185

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
WST1.98
$2.56
FCFA1,612
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $4.20
FCFA2,643
Milk (1 gallon) $6.70
WST18.76
$7.87
FCFA4,951

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.18
FCFA3,260
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.59
FCFA14,210
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,895.05
FCFA20,692,113

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $75.50
FCFA47,491
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $971.39
FCFA611,035
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $357.68
FCFA224,991

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $214.14
FCFA134,704
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,100.00
FCFA3,208,075

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
WST15.00
$2.76
FCFA1,739
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.61
WST4.50
$4.13
FCFA2,600
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.75
FCFA2,359

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

 
Samoa
Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.56
WST127.56
$35.83
FCFA22,540
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.45
WST102.05
$37.92
FCFA23,851
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.34
WST191.34
$92.22
FCFA58,011

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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