Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.9 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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