Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.0 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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