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Republic of the Congo

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Saint Helier vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 59.0% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 76.5% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 52.9 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$39.64 £29.74	+372.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$10.57 £7.93	+114.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$3.28 £2.46	+104.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$2.48 £1.86	+88.1%
Average			+200.4%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$2.75 £2.06	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$3.60 £2.70	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$8.51 £6.38	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$6.26 £4.70	+113.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$5.39 £4.05	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.90 £1.43	+71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$1.57 £1.18	+103.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$1.87 £1.40	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$2.02 £1.52	+49.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$1.45 £1.08	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$1.40 £1.05	+32.5%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 59.0% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$7.81 £5.86	+56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$68.71 £51.56	+193.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$24.93 £18.70	+99.6%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 76.5% more for housing

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$72.68 £54.53	+70.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	+59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	+247.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$243.20 £182.47	-61.5%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 52.9 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	+5189.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,892.93 £8,923.27
Average			+5189.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$7.93 £5.95	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$4.83 £3.63	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$19.82 £14.87	+427.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$75.98 £57.01	+194.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$19.82 £14.87	+246.3%
Average			+134.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$103.51 £77.67
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$72.68 £54.53
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$118.93 £89.23
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$207.03 £155.33

Brazzaville vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing

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