Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 7.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Australia, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
?? |
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
?? | |
pay 73.2% more for housing
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
?? | |
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
|
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