Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 50.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,500
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,653
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,360
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA882
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
pay 77.6% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,538
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA330,995
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA213,110
|
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA367,242
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,023
|
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,201,703
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,868
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,446
|
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA33,988
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA35,466
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA59,110
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA32,511
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
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