Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 29.3% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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