Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 7.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 15.2 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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