Cost of living comparison
United States is 55.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in United States instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$109.59
|
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