Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 10.5% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA436
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA842
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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