Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 5.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 25.9 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 56.9% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Brazzaville
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
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