Cost of Living Comparison

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COMPARED TO

USD

Cost of living

United States is 20.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.

If you lived in United States instead of Brazzaville, you would:

pay 12.6% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 FCFA8,624	$14.25	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 FCFA5,749	$7.75	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 FCFA943	$1.90	+16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 FCFA544	$1.53	+62.0%
Average			+12.6%

Brazzaville vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 FCFA797	$2.71	+95.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 FCFA4,504	$5.56	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.33 FCFA4,788	$3.22	-61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 FCFA1,793	$2.30	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 FCFA1,113	$4.18	+115.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.64 FCFA1,515	$2.07	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.81 FCFA1,043	$0.75	-58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.45 FCFA1,406	$1.88	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00 FCFA1,725	$1.94	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.07 FCFA1,189	$1.24	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA956	$1.25	-25.0%
Average			-9.9%

Brazzaville vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.9% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16 FCFA1,817	$2.62	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$63.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 FCFA20,122,199	$23,189.08	-33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.93 FCFA7,436	$16.83	+30.1%
Average			-6.9%

Brazzaville vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Brazzaville	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$266.67 FCFA153,312	$67.11	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,250.79 FCFA719,102	$1,225.46	-2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,700.00 FCFA977,364	$1,034.80	-39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.94 FCFA87,929	$128.68	-15.9%
Average			-33.0%

Brazzaville vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 86.8% more for childcare

	Brazzaville	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.00 FCFA172,476	$891.12	+197.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,800.00 FCFA11,383,416	$15,195.09	-23.3%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 FCFA862	$4.52	+201.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 FCFA2,072	$4.18	+16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 FCFA900	$7.90	+404.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.97 FCFA40,230	$39.67	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 FCFA4,797	$11.58	+38.7%
Average			+123.5%

Brazzaville vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Brazzaville	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.88 FCFA25,802	$43.02	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.33 FCFA33,537	$35.26	-39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00 FCFA89,113	$75.54	-51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.72 FCFA64,229	$95.31	-14.7%
Average			-27.4%

Brazzaville vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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