Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 4.5 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 26.0 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 66.2% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
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