Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 73.0% more expensive than Belmopan.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Belmopan, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.98
$8.05
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
$11.07
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
$2.69
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
$1.68
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$4.20
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$10.10
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
$10.91
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
$4.66
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
$2.29
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
$0.92
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
$1.69
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
$1.37
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$10.85
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.34
$45.14
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.95
$173.67
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.28
$705.77
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$257.79
$520.91
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.99
$123.23
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
$7.07
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
$5.37
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 99.2% more for clothing
Belmopan
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.07
$52.68
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.35
$45.17
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.03
$125.33
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.10
$125.48
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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