Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 69.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 83.5% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$1.23
PKR343.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.22
PKR60.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.15
PKR41.26
|
|
pay 76.6% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$0.48
PKR134.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$2.02
PKR561.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$2.38
PKR662.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$0.94
PKR262.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$0.93
PKR257.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$0.39
PKR107.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.24
PKR67.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.32
PKR88.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.23
PKR65.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.18
PKR49.82
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$3.16
PKR879.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.87
PKR1,078.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,725,721.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$1.94
PKR539.25
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$148.59
PKR41,375.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$86.06
PKR23,962.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$50.24
PKR13,987.95
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$39.54
PKR11,009.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$804.88
PKR224,118.49
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$2.11
PKR588.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$1.06
PKR295.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$1.06
PKR294.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$15.92
PKR4,432.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
pay 67.4% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$16.75
PKR4,665.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$51.89
PKR14,450.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$29.47
PKR8,205.97
|
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