Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 27.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of George Town, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.68
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.07
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.42
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.53
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.66
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.80
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.85
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.26
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.49
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.16
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.49
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$24.94
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$29,926.03
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$109.62
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,244.45
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,579.43
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$256.12
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$773.09
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,910.67
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.49
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.86
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.53
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$14.96
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$69.83
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.53
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$150.63
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$129.68
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
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