Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.0 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
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