Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 39.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
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