Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 7.3 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
Rs342
|
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.82
Rs781
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
Rs60
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
Rs41
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
Rs134
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
Rs560
|
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
Rs660
|
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
Rs261
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
Rs257
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs107
|
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
Rs65
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$1.51
FCFA932
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.16
Rs876
|
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.87
Rs1,074
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,380.28
Rs3,710,387
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs537
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.15
Rs4,202
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$148.59
Rs41,205
|
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.06
Rs23,864
|
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.24
Rs13,930
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
|
pay 20.6 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.54
Rs10,964
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$804.88
Rs223,196
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
Rs586
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.06
Rs294
|
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
Rs293
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.92
Rs4,414
|
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.82
Rs781
|
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.72
Rs3,527
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.75
Rs4,646
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.89
Rs14,391
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.47
Rs8,172
|
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
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