Cost of living comparison
Lima is 15.2% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Lima instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
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