Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 17.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
FCFA8,624
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
FCFA5,749
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
FCFA943
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
FCFA544
|
$0.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
FCFA797
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.83
FCFA4,504
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.33
FCFA4,788
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.12
FCFA1,793
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
FCFA1,113
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
FCFA1,515
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.81
FCFA1,043
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.45
FCFA1,406
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,725
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,189
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA956
|
?? |
pay 1.2% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
FCFA1,817
|
$4.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
FCFA20,122,199
|
$23,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.93
FCFA7,436
|
?? | |
pay 3.1% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$266.67
FCFA153,312
|
$105.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.79
FCFA719,102
|
$1,833.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,700.00
FCFA977,364
|
$1,433.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
FCFA87,929
|
$216.67
|
|
pay 87.1% more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
$850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,800.00
FCFA11,383,416
|
$18,000.00
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
FCFA862
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
FCFA2,072
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
FCFA900
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
FCFA40,230
|
$140.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA4,797
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.88
FCFA25,802
|
$85.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.33
FCFA33,537
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
FCFA89,113
|
$110.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
FCFA64,229
|
$140.00
|
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