Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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