Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 3.1 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 81.6% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 88.0% more for housing
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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