Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.7 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,676
|
$15.16
NZ$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,749
|
$9.09
NZ$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
$2.49
NZ$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA900
|
$2.16
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.53
NZ$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.33
NZ$12.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$6.98
NZ$11.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.27
NZ$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
NZ$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.61
NZ$4.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
NZ$1.54
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
$6.60
NZ$10.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$115.94
NZ$191.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,459.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.83
NZ$27.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.37
NZ$94.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA337,834
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,499.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA217,513
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,261.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA374,830
|
$134.66
NZ$221.96
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,623
|
$777.00
NZ$1,280.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,309,185
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,259.13
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
$7.28
NZ$11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
$3.39
NZ$5.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$23.83
NZ$39.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.32
NZ$63.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.13
NZ$19.99
|
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pay 46.8% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,691
|
$80.07
NZ$131.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,199
|
$53.09
NZ$87.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,332
|
$124.73
NZ$205.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,182
|
$129.08
NZ$212.75
|
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