Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 5.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
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