Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 44.7% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
?? | |
pay 23.1% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
?? | |
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
?? | |
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