Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.13
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.16
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.28
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.90
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.99
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.59
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.26
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.74
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.46
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.80
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.80
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.41
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$154.25
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.56
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.34
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.77
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.72
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.57
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$282.35
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
|
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