Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.5 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
|
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