Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 43.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
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