Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 3.5 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 97.8% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 95.1% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
|
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