Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.2 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 36.3% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
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