Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.6% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,799
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,817
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,408
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA913
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
pay 77.4% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,627
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA342,635
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA220,604
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA380,157
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,044
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,384,637
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,969
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,532
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,184
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,713
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA61,189
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,654
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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