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Brazzaville vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 49.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 37.6% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 71.3% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Brazzaville

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+115.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.60 FCFA935	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.32 FCFA769	+155.4%
Average			+51.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.6% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+178.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+104.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.11 FCFA648	-21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.77 FCFA452	-22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.65 FCFA965	+24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.35 FCFA790	+17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.19 FCFA697	+54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$1.06 FCFA617	+13.7%
Average			+37.6%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.01 FCFA2,924	+222.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$23.39 FCFA13,657	+2894.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$12.49 FCFA7,289	-59.0%
Average			+187.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.3% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$450.79 FCFA263K	-4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$631.61 FCFA369K	+1246.7%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	??
Average			-76.4%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+191.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$3.76 FCFA2,193	-76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$5.72 FCFA3,342	+4.7%
Average			-5.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	??

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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