Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 1.8% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$12.50
$2,407.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$1.50
$288.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$2.67
$513.67
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$1.36
$262.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$10.00
$1,926.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$6.37
$1,227.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$5.33
$1,027.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$4.48
$862.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$0.91
$174.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$1.25
$241.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$1.81
$349.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$2.36
$454.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$1.04
$201.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$1.82
$350.10
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$3.94
$758.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$5,069.87
$976,584.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$13.44
$2,589.25
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$49.87
$9,607.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$680.33
$131,049.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$158.33
$30,498.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$209.64
$40,382.14
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$132.44
$25,511.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$1,227.33
$236,414.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$2.50
$481.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$3.67
$706.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$6.87
$1,324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$66.50
$12,809.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$9.87
$1,902.15
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$11.22
$2,160.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$26.58
$5,120.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$48.33
$9,310.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$36.50
$7,030.78
|
|
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