Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.5 times more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 79.5% more for restaurants
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 91.2% more for clothing
Gaborone
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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