Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 13.6% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Brazzaville

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

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Brazzaville vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Castries	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.40 FCFA4,903	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.60 FCFA935	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.62	$1.32 FCFA769	+35.6%
Average			-19.4%

Castries vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Castries	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 EC$5.02	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+157.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 EC$20.95	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.61 EC$12.47	$2.93 FCFA1,713	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 EC$11.09	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 EC$10.50	$1.11 FCFA648	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$0.77 FCFA452	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.65 FCFA965	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$6.66 EC$18.00	$1.35 FCFA790	-79.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$1.19 FCFA697	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 EC$2.50	$1.06 FCFA617	+14.3%
Average			-20.7%

Castries vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Castries	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 EC$15.75	$5.01 FCFA2,924	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.39 FCFA13,657
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.49 FCFA7,289
Average			-2.5%

Castries vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Castries	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.60 EC$131.33	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+153.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.35 EC$933.33	$450.79 FCFA263K	+30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.32 EC$254.90	$631.61 FCFA369K	+569.6%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Castries	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$212.76 EC$575.00	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-75.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??
Average			-75.9%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+105.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$3.76 FCFA2,193	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.63 EC$112.50	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$5.72 FCFA3,342	+3.1%
Average			-4.3%

Castries vs. Brazzaville - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Castries	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.25 EC$225.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.88 EC$137.50	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.01 EC$300.00	??

Castries vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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