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Brazzaville vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 3.3% more expensive than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 22.2% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Brazzaville

Expenses including groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 10.3% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$11.68 FCFA6,527	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.58 FCFA881	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$1.58 FCFA881	+40.1%
Average			-10.3%

Bridgetown vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.38 FCFA1,889
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$8.76 FCFA4,897	-40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$2.94 FCFA1,643	-56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$1.11 FCFA621	-55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.81 FCFA451	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$1.66 FCFA925	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$1.16 FCFA649	-30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.84 FCFA469	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.57 FCFA317	-54.0%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.74 FCFA6,003
Average			-23.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$465.04 FCFA259,902	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+576.1%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 22.2% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$53.41 FCFA29,853	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+35.4%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+132.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$4.05 FCFA2,263	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$3.25 FCFA1,816	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-44.4%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$57.50 FCFA32,136	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$100.00 FCFA55,888	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$55.00 FCFA30,738	-52.9%
Average			-7.0%

Bridgetown vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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