Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 11.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
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pay 26.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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