Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 39.8% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
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