Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.3 times more expensive than Bishkek.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bishkek, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.66
KGS500.14
|
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
KGS490.14
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
KGS55.44
|
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
KGS26.89
|
$1.49
FCFA908
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
KGS41.30
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
KGS409.78
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS287.43
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KGS150.15
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
KGS208.26
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
KGS37.79
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS68.95
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
KGS74.20
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
KGS69.29
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
KGS18.99
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.55
|
?? |
pay 52.2% more for transportation
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.82
KGS249.25
|
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.20
KGS547.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,490.01
KGS3,400,969.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.62
KGS320.09
|
?? | |
pay 9.7 times more for housing
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.04
KGS1,063.94
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$460.45
KGS40,685.03
|
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.46
KGS29,906.60
|
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.12
KGS2,042.73
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.65
KGS19,319.64
|
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.60
KGS514,925.90
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KGS100.03
|
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
KGS180.58
|
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.52
KGS134.54
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
KGS3,759.84
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.96
KGS350.10
|
?? | |
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Bishkek
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.26
KGS3,292.61
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.79
KGS3,250.93
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.20
KGS8,411.49
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
KGS7,952.27
|
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
|
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