Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 99.3% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
$14.38
FCFA8,728
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,017
|
$7.87
FCFA4,778
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA501
|
$2.30
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA451
|
$1.49
FCFA906
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA200
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,426
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,203
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,364
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA545
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,250
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA523
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA470
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA409
|
?? |
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,405
|
$4.29
FCFA2,606
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,914,410
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,255
|
?? | |
pay 88.9% more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,104
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA850,256
|
$559.96
FCFA339,873
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,230
|
$360.53
FCFA218,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA114,945
|
$621.28
FCFA377,092
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,046
|
$49.10
FCFA29,802
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,002,088
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,341,222
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$4.85
FCFA2,945
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,004
|
$4.14
FCFA2,511
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA651
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,167
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,006
|
?? | |
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,042
|
$57.50
FCFA34,900
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,578
|
$60.00
FCFA36,417
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,568
|
$100.00
FCFA60,696
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,136
|
$55.00
FCFA33,383
|
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