Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 9.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,924
|
$3.85
KES498.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,885
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,428
|
$0.66
KES85.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA926
|
$0.53
KES68.90
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,867
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,097
|
$5.59
KES723.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,038
|
$3.35
KES433.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,824
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,340
|
$2.71
KES350.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA690
|
$1.26
KES163.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA464
|
$0.50
KES64.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,027
|
$0.87
KES113.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA721
|
$0.46
KES59.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA521
|
$0.48
KES62.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA352
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,664
|
$6.17
KES798.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,546
|
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,209,262
|
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,726
|
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA365,603
|
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA223,728
|
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA385,540
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,470
|
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,460,879
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,011
|
$2.31
KES299.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,568
|
$2.24
KES289.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,017
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,595
|
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,934
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,682
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,233
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,055
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,130
|
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
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