Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.3 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
$14.38
FCFA8,670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
$7.87
FCFA4,746
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
$2.30
FCFA1,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
?? |
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
$4.29
FCFA2,589
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
?? | |
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
$559.96
FCFA337,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
$360.53
FCFA217,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
$621.28
FCFA374,585
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
$49.10
FCFA29,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,305,721
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
$4.85
FCFA2,926
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
$4.14
FCFA2,495
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
?? | |
pay 50.9% more for clothing
Peru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
$57.50
FCFA34,668
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
$60.00
FCFA36,175
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
$100.00
FCFA60,292
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
$55.00
FCFA33,161
|
|
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