Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
|
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