Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.4 times more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Apia, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Apia
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
|
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