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Brazzaville vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.4 times more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 91.8% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Minsk. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN26.77	$11.68 FCFA6,595	+27.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.27	$5.10 FCFA2,877	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.73	$1.58 FCFA890	+167.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.16	$1.58 FCFA890	+297.9%
Average			+119.8%

Minsk vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.66	$4.99 FCFA2,815	+776.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.16	$3.38 FCFA1,909	+8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.82	$8.76 FCFA4,947	+228.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.82	$2.94 FCFA1,660	+125.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.29	$2.16 FCFA1,219	+19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.54	$1.11 FCFA628	+111.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.22	$0.81 FCFA456	+6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.40	$1.66 FCFA935	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.92	$1.16 FCFA656	+16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.71	$0.84 FCFA474	+247.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.78	$0.57 FCFA320	+113.9%
Average			+159.5%

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pay 91.8% more for transportation

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.39	$4.74 FCFA2,679	+65.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN44.05	$23.44 FCFA13,235	+55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN51,821.13	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	+65.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.23	$10.74 FCFA6,065	+180.0%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.62	$44.51 FCFA25,134	+355.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,398.29	$551.55 FCFA311K	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN941.13	$465.04 FCFA263K	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN113.39	$646.27 FCFA365K	+1568.3%
Average			+495.9%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN856.49	$53.41 FCFA30,161	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,649.82	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	-13.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.02	$5.81 FCFA3,278	+462.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.02	$4.05 FCFA2,287	+136.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.61	$3.25 FCFA1,835	+69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN84.78	$44.51 FCFA25,134	+53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.82	$5.84 FCFA3,298	+23.7%
Average			+149.1%

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	Minsk	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN124.68	$57.50 FCFA32,468	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN119.11	$60.00 FCFA33,879	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN323.88	$100.00 FCFA56,465	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN273.70	$55.00 FCFA31,056	-41.2%
Average			+7.9%

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