Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 46.9% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP593,381
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP288,155
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,515
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,846
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP658,509
|
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,308,607
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,890
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,452
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,325
|
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,129
|
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,893
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,949
|
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,578
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,716
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,698
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,970,471,891
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,236,023
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,654,823
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP70,054,114
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,046,783
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,814,779
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,333,980
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP458,169,163
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,917
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,596
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,935
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,122,771
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP895,669
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,419,125
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,374,014
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,356,173
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,091,532
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
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