Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.3 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
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Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,512
|
$8.84
HK$68.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,659
|
$5.77
HK$44.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,362
|
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA883
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.28
HK$111.34
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$12.15
HK$94.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.01
HK$31.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.49
HK$35.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
HK$13.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,541
|
$11.66
HK$90.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.07
HK$499.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$259,655.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.71
HK$106.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.03
HK$171.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA331,433
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,128.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA213,392
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,606.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA367,728
|
$196.11
HK$1,529.54
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,062
|
$929.71
HK$7,251.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,208,592
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,755.90
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,872
|
$7.69
HK$59.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,449
|
$5.31
HK$41.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.81
HK$99.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$86.33
HK$673.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.81
HK$99.94
|
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pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,033
|
$76.24
HK$594.64
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA35,513
|
$41.17
HK$321.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA59,189
|
$91.44
HK$713.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA32,554
|
$135.10
HK$1,053.71
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