Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 41.6% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$1.14
FCFA692
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$1.17
FCFA712
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
|
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