Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.7 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
$14.38
FCFA8,728
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$7.87
FCFA4,778
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
$2.30
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
$1.49
FCFA906
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
?? |
pay 17.5% less for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
$4.29
FCFA2,606
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
?? | |
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
$559.96
FCFA339,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
$360.53
FCFA218,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
$621.28
FCFA377,092
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
$49.10
FCFA29,802
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,341,222
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$4.85
FCFA2,945
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
$4.14
FCFA2,511
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
$57.50
FCFA34,900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$60.00
FCFA36,417
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
$100.00
FCFA60,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
$55.00
FCFA33,383
|
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