Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
CN¥37.06
|
$15.00
FCFA8,624
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.46
CN¥37.06
|
$10.00
FCFA5,749
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
CN¥3.51
|
$1.64
FCFA943
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.21
|
$0.95
FCFA544
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥11.40
|
$1.39
FCFA797
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
CN¥55.89
|
$7.83
FCFA4,504
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CN¥50.11
|
$8.33
FCFA4,788
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
CN¥14.46
|
$3.12
FCFA1,793
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
CN¥11.05
|
$1.94
FCFA1,113
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CN¥6.12
|
$2.64
FCFA1,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.47
|
$1.81
FCFA1,043
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥5.92
|
$2.45
FCFA1,406
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CN¥4.07
|
$3.00
FCFA1,725
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.52
|
$2.07
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.71
|
$1.66
FCFA956
|
|
pay 67.0% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
CN¥27.84
|
$3.16
FCFA1,817
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.23
CN¥211.80
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,859.29
CN¥148,258.44
|
$35,000.00
FCFA20,122,199
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
CN¥33.25
|
$12.93
FCFA7,436
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.04
CN¥122.34
|
$266.67
FCFA153,312
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.54
CN¥7,450.74
|
$1,250.79
FCFA719,102
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.77
CN¥4,366.29
|
$1,700.00
FCFA977,364
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.77
CN¥317.20
|
$152.94
FCFA87,929
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$788.36
CN¥5,346.96
|
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,488.98
CN¥172,876.44
|
$19,800.00
FCFA11,383,416
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
CN¥10.59
|
$1.50
FCFA862
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
CN¥30.41
|
$3.60
FCFA2,072
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
CN¥21.18
|
$1.57
FCFA900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.41
CN¥375.81
|
$69.97
FCFA40,230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.98
CN¥60.89
|
$8.34
FCFA4,797
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
CN¥490.00
|
$44.88
FCFA25,802
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
CN¥262.12
|
$58.33
FCFA33,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.59
CN¥600.86
|
$155.00
FCFA89,113
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.22
CN¥761.10
|
$111.72
FCFA64,229
|
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