Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 60.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 68.2% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 65.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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