Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 17.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Hong Kong, you would:
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$1.49
FCFA906
|
|
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
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
?? |
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
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$621.28
FCFA377,326
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
?? | |
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$55.00
FCFA33,403
|
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