Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 58.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 63.2% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$16.66
₪61.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$15.00
₪55.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$2.40
₪8.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.87
₪6.95
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$2.03
₪7.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$6.25
₪23.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$6.63
₪24.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$3.65
₪13.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$4.26
₪15.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.37
₪5.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.85
₪3.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.75
₪2.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.73
₪2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.55
₪2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.45
₪1.69
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$7.36
₪27.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.15
₪219.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$37,461.30
₪139,244.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$11.11
₪41.29
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$24.94
₪92.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$1,371.82
₪5,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$1,027.99
₪3,821.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$112.09
₪416.63
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$761.93
₪2,832.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$10,080.39
₪37,469.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$7.78
₪28.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$3.50
₪13.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$9.72
₪36.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$67.48
₪250.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$11.11
₪41.29
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$78.07
₪290.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$55.54
₪206.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$110.73
₪411.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$114.55
₪425.79
|
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