Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 19.7% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,929
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA773
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,758
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,753
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,806
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA468
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,509
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 82.4% less for housing
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,491
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,213
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,578
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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