Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 2.7 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Poland, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$1.37
FCFA830
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$1.14
FCFA686
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$1.51
FCFA915
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$1.17
FCFA706
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
|
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