Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.8 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 83.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.71
FCFA437
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$1.37
FCFA843
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$1.14
FCFA696
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
|
pay 95.7% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$1.17
FCFA716
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
|
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