Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.0 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,676
|
$10.16
PLN40.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,749
|
$8.38
PLN33.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
$1.81
PLN7.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA900
|
$1.70
PLN6.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.10
PLN4.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.61
PLN18.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.88
PLN15.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.08
PLN12.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
PLN10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
PLN2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
PLN3.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
PLN5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
PLN1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
PLN2.12
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
$6.40
PLN25.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.94
PLN110.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,011.90
PLN122,847.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.13
PLN32.20
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.13
PLN63.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA337,834
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,391.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA217,513
|
$848.90
PLN3,362.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA374,830
|
$229.74
PLN910.09
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,623
|
$527.99
PLN2,091.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,309,185
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,798.57
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
$4.06
PLN16.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
$3.66
PLN14.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.83
PLN19.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.12
PLN166.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.62
PLN30.18
|
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pay 29.1% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Warsaw
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,691
|
$93.42
PLN370.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,199
|
$42.56
PLN168.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,332
|
$90.76
PLN359.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,182
|
$105.66
PLN418.55
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