Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 65.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 27.0% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,676
|
$10.09
MX$200.63
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,749
|
$8.90
MX$177.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
$1.21
MX$24.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA900
|
$0.84
MX$16.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.63
MX$52.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.57
MX$110.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.31
MX$125.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.49
MX$49.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.13
MX$82.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
MX$28.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
MX$13.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
MX$16.34
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
MX$18.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
MX$18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
MX$17.22
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
$5.46
MX$108.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.52
MX$427.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$436,663.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
MX$106.22
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.98
MX$556.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA337,834
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,054.26
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA217,513
|
$643.75
MX$12,800.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA374,830
|
$41.48
MX$824.80
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,623
|
$408.19
MX$8,116.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,309,185
|
$10,042.62
MX$199,687.52
|
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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
$2.97
MX$59.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
$3.52
MX$69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.45
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.85
MX$1,210.03
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.94
MX$118.02
|
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pay 23.8% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,691
|
$66.94
MX$1,330.97
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,199
|
$45.00
MX$894.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,332
|
$110.60
MX$2,199.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,182
|
$106.14
MX$2,110.56
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