Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
?? |
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
?? | |
pay 17.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
?? | |
pay 95.2% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
|
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