Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 36.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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