Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 75.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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