Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 13.5% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.75
|
$14.38
FCFA8,689
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.35
|
$7.87
FCFA4,756
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.29
|
$2.30
FCFA1,390
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.97
|
$1.49
FCFA902
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.28
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.24
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.91
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.66
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.25
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.31
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.82
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.09
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.58
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.56
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.07
|
?? |
pay 14.9% more for transportation
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.68
|
$4.29
FCFA2,594
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK576.70
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,960.76
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK334.25
|
?? | |
pay 55.4% more for housing
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK917.43
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,649.41
|
$559.96
FCFA338,333
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,812.18
|
$360.53
FCFA217,834
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,144.48
|
$621.28
FCFA375,383
|
|
pay 91.1% less for childcare
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,791.44
|
$49.10
FCFA29,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,317,019
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.36
|
$4.85
FCFA2,932
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.90
|
$4.14
FCFA2,500
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.82
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.61
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.66
|
?? | |
pay 9.4% more for clothing
|
Nuuk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK598.65
|
$57.50
FCFA34,742
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.59
|
$60.00
FCFA36,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK597.65
|
$100.00
FCFA60,421
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,395.85
|
$55.00
FCFA33,231
|
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