DFRA80
Colombian expat in Congo
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About me
Colombian
Lives in Pointe Noire
Registration: 29 June 2011
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Latin americans in Douala
Hello Moving to Douala in couple of weeks, im colombian and my gf is from peru, is there any latin comunity in CMR? Thanks Read More
Rent a flat or a house in Congo by Christine
Finding a place to live is a priority when settling in Congo. Your experience will be of a great help for the members who want to settle in Congo. Therefore, we have prepared some questions for you: Which kinds of accommodation are available ...
Houses are expensive... one flat with one room furniture, 2M xaf house with pool, no lees than 3M + charges... If you want to have one house in the best neghb, 4M (around 8K usd) Read More
Driving license in Congo by Armand
Hi all, Can a foreigner take the driving test in Congo? What are the formalities to get a drivers licence in Congo? Do you need special or extra documents being an expatriate? How much does it cost? Thank you for participating ...
you dont need to take a test, however you do need that a copy of your license is stamp and signed by the local police. you need to have it, because when you are driving in Congo and you are an expat , you will get pull over constantly!! Read More
How to make friends in Congo by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Congo :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Congo?? Thanks in ...
Congo could be the bast place to get friends if you are local or if you are interest in one night stand with a "friendly" local girl, of course if your are whiling to help her afterwards and take the risk to have a "scene" when your help is not high ... Read More
Cost of living in Congo by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Congo. Don't forget to mention where in Congo you are living. How much does it cost to live in Congo? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
Living in Congo is expensive. Apt with one room 1.6M XAF (3.2K USD) Food in grocery stores (only two "good ones" in town) around two or three times higher. Meals in a regular restaurant can be up to 15,000 xaf (30 usd), you can spend more if you ... Read More
Organize your move to Congo by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Congo. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Congo: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
one more thing, when you are traveling out of the city, DONT take local currency out, the officials will take money from you, with out any particular reason. Read More
Organize your move to Congo by Julie
Hi all, we invite you to share your experience about moving to Congo. Here is a list of questions which might help the ones preparing their move to Congo: What would you bring and what would you leave behind? Is it a good idea to bring ...
Pointe Noire its a very expensive city, a nice two bed house could be around 2.3 M CFR plus charges. Definitely bring your furniture, you can expend around 7M CFR to get stuff fro one house, and quality not so good. Food and utilities are ... Read More
How to make friends in Congo by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Congo :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Congo?? Thanks in ...
Wel coworkers are different than meet people... and the forum does not help that much.... any other suggestions? Read More
Public transportation in Bogota by Armand
Hi all, What do you think about the means of transportation in Bogota ? Is the network of means of transportation well developed? What modes of transport are available? Do you use them? How much is a fare? Are they relatively ...
Its good to mentioned that there are also bicycle routes for many of the areas in Bogota, not all of them, but you can move in the principal areas with no problem and specially in rush hours when transmilenio is packed it could be an interesting ... Read More
cost of living in Congo by sanjayushuma
Dear all, I would like to relocate in Congo. Please help me out in understanding the cost of living and other aspects of daily life in Congo.
hello Rehaan, Do you have some information regarding Pointe Noire? Thx Diego Read More
How to make friends in Congo by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Congo :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Congo?? Thanks in ...
hello, websites like which one?, dont want to waste time :S Read More
Moving to Bogota by randy007
Hi guys, My name is Randy and Iam interested to move to Bogota Colombia. Can anybody tells me how it is to live and work there? And I would like to meet some dutch people as well.
hello, first you have to define your budget because depending on the sector that you choose the prices can vary from COP 1'000.000 up to 3-4M COP, that is for a apt, also there are some areas that u can pick out from, i.e downtown, chico, ... Read More
cost of living in Congo by sanjayushuma
Dear all, I would like to relocate in Congo. Please help me out in understanding the cost of living and other aspects of daily life in Congo.
hello sanjayushuma, Have you hot any info? im planning to move to point noire... Read More
Do and don't in Congo by expat.com
Are you living in Congo? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Congo? Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Congo? Thanks!
Im looking for the same information, have u got any info so far? Read More