Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 8.1% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
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Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.64
|
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$1.50
FCFA943
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
€6.83
|
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
€3.06
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.30
|
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.37
|
$1.21
FCFA761
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$1.16
FCFA733
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$1.05
FCFA662
|
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pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.71
€27.56
|
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,757.42
€22,804.20
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.32
€10.87
|
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
|
pay 71.5% more for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.10
€30.81
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$611.64
€587.10
|
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$506.97
€486.63
|
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.52
€198.24
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.15
€460.88
|
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,455.02
€8,115.78
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.97
|
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
€1.89
|
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€5.18
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.69
€42.89
|
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.87
€93.94
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.89
€101.64
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.14
€122.99
|
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
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