Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 63.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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