Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 28.3% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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