Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 17.1% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$6.08
₩8,375
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$8.47
₩11,674
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$4.85
₩6,686
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$2.82
₩3,880
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$2.77
₩3,811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.78
₩57,576
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$31,904.23
₩43,966,837
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$8.96
₩12,353
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$21.92
₩30,201
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$768.77
₩1,059,435
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$592.83
₩816,979
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$138.80
₩191,273
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$384.99
₩530,546
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$18,449.76
₩25,425,395
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$3.92
₩5,409
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$3.42
₩4,711
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$52.16
₩71,885
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$10.63
₩14,656
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$60.78
₩83,755
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$43.57
₩60,049
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$72.02
₩99,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$114.47
₩157,746
|
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