Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 33.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$1.03
$891.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.90
$777.70
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$0.66
$571.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.57
$491.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$0.31
$268.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.67
$582.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.30
$258.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$0.33
$289.83
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
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