Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.1 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 54.7% more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
|
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