Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 59.8% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.84
AOA6,544.92
|
$10.56
FCFA6,474
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AOA7,097.67
|
$11.60
FCFA7,106
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
AOA1,490.20
|
$2.33
FCFA1,425
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
AOA974.10
|
$0.71
FCFA436
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
AOA1,375.75
|
$1.67
FCFA1,022
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
AOA4,444.44
|
$4.75
FCFA2,910
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
AOA5,531.17
|
$8.16
FCFA5,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
AOA2,225.72
|
$3.00
FCFA1,840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
AOA2,375.41
|
$2.16
FCFA1,325
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
AOA1,134.48
|
$2.27
FCFA1,391
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AOA311.18
|
$1.37
FCFA842
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
AOA1,605.43
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
AOA735.93
|
$2.77
FCFA1,696
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
AOA629.30
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
AOA650.25
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.31
AOA1,096.83
|
$3.79
FCFA2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.78
AOA26,539.95
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,935.66
AOA17,481,692.26
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,169,564
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.03
AOA12,550.92
|
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.36
AOA155,614.94
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.16
AOA223,084.41
|
$501.57
FCFA307,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.85
AOA67,511.24
|
$250.00
FCFA153,183
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
AOA49,867.19
|
$423.64
FCFA259,578
|
|
pay 60.2% more for childcare
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.79
AOA424,848.88
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,280
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,426.70
AOA8,706,506.78
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,392,051
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
AOA1,628.29
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AOA3,140.27
|
$3.13
FCFA1,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA1,989.39
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
AOA33,439.54
|
$50.06
FCFA30,675
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
AOA4,527.15
|
$8.34
FCFA5,112
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Luanda
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.95
AOA80,123.95
|
$40.00
FCFA24,509
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$150.31
AOA125,509.25
|
$64.46
FCFA39,496
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$252.73
AOA211,033.07
|
$127.50
FCFA78,123
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$238.10
AOA198,817.63
|
$92.81
FCFA56,869
|
|
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