Cost of living comparison
Australia is 80.3% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Australia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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