Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 43.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
$8.21
$155.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
$4.65
$88.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
$0.86
$16.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA430
|
$0.86
$16.30
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
$0.72
$13.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
$2.84
$53.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
$4.30
$81.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
$2.17
$41.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
$1.99
$37.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
$0.79
$14.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA830
|
$0.71
$13.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
$0.64
$12.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
$0.57
$10.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA686
|
$0.67
$12.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA915
|
$0.46
$8.78
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
$4.15
$78.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.59
$409.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
$8,205.69
$155,627.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$6.62
$125.54
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$51.96
$985.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
$349.50
$6,628.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
$250.08
$4,742.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
$68.42
$1,297.60
|
|
pay 73.1% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
$140.81
$2,670.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
$3,704.96
$70,267.55
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA706
|
$1.37
$25.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
$1.76
$33.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
$2.19
$41.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
$45.54
$863.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
$3.28
$62.25
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Windhoek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
$36.93
$700.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
$24.33
$461.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
$69.75
$1,322.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
$59.15
$1,121.78
|
|
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