Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 55.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.50
FCFA943
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.21
FCFA761
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.16
FCFA733
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$1.05
FCFA662
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
|
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