Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.10
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.76
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.57
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.98
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.33
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.40
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.28
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.78
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,834.58
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.47
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$803.38
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$516.46
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$284.10
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,534.44
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.57
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.70
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.39
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.36
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.16
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.51
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.51
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
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