Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 10.8 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$14.38
FCFA8,734
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$7.87
FCFA4,781
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$2.30
FCFA1,398
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$1.49
FCFA906
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
?? |
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$4.29
FCFA2,608
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 15.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$559.96
FCFA340,083
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$360.53
FCFA218,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$621.28
FCFA377,326
|
|
pay 33.1 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$49.10
FCFA29,820
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,344,533
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$4.85
FCFA2,947
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$4.14
FCFA2,513
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.50
FCFA34,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.00
FCFA36,440
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.00
FCFA60,733
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$55.00
FCFA33,403
|
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