Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 74.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 72.4% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 70.2% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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