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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 29.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 84.3% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 60.2% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Brazzaville

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 70.4% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.87	$8.40 FCFA4,942	+87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.85	$4.93 FCFA2,903	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 CN¥3.48	$1.60 FCFA942	+206.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 CN¥1.82	$1.32 FCFA775	+383.6%
Average			+70.4%

Beijing vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CN¥11.53	$4.78 FCFA2,813	+176.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.22 CN¥48.16	$8.09 FCFA4,760	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 CN¥42.78	$10.66 FCFA6,274	+66.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 CN¥13.50	$2.93 FCFA1,727	+45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 CN¥9.78	$4.17 FCFA2,457	+184.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.23	$1.11 FCFA653	+18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CN¥5.27	$0.77 FCFA456	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CN¥6.19	$1.65 FCFA972	+78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥4.74	$1.35 FCFA797	+90.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.14	$1.19 FCFA702	+271.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.65	$1.06 FCFA622	+166.3%
Average			+84.3%

Beijing vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.12	$5.01 FCFA2,947	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.30 CN¥228.99	$23.39 FCFA13,766	-31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥129K	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.68 CN¥31.26	$12.49 FCFA7,347	+166.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 60.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.27 CN¥95.25	$42.68 FCFA25,114	+199.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.67 CN¥6,252.37	$1,154.87 FCFA680K	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.98 CN¥3,544.34	$450.79 FCFA265K	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.49 CN¥296.96	$631.61 FCFA372K	+1319.8%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.29 CN¥4,360.75	$51.21 FCFA30,137	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,281.96 CN¥162K	??
Average			-92.2%

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.96	$5.70 FCFA3,352	+377.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥24.03	$3.97 FCFA2,335	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 CN¥28.87	$3.76 FCFA2,210	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.45 CN¥276.67	$25.82 FCFA15,194	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 CN¥49.78	$5.72 FCFA3,369	-23.2%
Average			+14.3%

Beijing vs. Brazzaville - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Beijing	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.55 CN¥470.92	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.41 CN¥269.73	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.99 CN¥580.64	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.40 CN¥837.05	??

Beijing vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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