Cost of living comparison

compared to

Brazzaville is 17.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 51.0% more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.84
HK$68.71
$14.38
FCFA8,734
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.77
HK$44.81
$7.87
FCFA4,781
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
HK$10.36
$2.30
FCFA1,398

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
HK$17.83
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.28
HK$110.92
??
Milk (1 gallon) $12.15
HK$94.38
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pay 63.2% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.66
HK$90.59
$4.29
FCFA2,608
Monthly public transit pass $64.07
HK$497.87
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
??

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pay 21.1% more for housing

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.03
HK$171.22
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
$559.96
FCFA340,083
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
$360.53
FCFA218,961

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pay 77.0% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $929.71
HK$7,224.16
$49.10
FCFA29,820
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
$8,800.00
FCFA5,344,533

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.69
HK$59.74
$4.85
FCFA2,947
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.31
HK$41.27
$4.14
FCFA2,513
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.81
HK$99.57
??

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Brazzaville
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.24
HK$592.43
$57.50
FCFA34,922
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.17
HK$319.94
$60.00
FCFA36,440
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.44
HK$710.54
$100.00
FCFA60,733

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