Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 12.5% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,966
|
$14.38
FCFA8,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,373
|
$7.87
FCFA4,749
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK399
|
$2.30
FCFA1,388
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK285
|
$1.49
FCFA900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK847
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK812
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,219
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK210
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK133
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK173
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK306
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK194
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
?? |
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,178
|
$4.29
FCFA2,590
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,194
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,723,760
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,201
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,404
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK256,113
|
$559.96
FCFA337,834
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK228,919
|
$360.53
FCFA217,513
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,853
|
$621.28
FCFA374,830
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,024
|
$49.10
FCFA29,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK822,152
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,309,185
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
$4.85
FCFA2,927
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK699
|
$4.14
FCFA2,496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,631
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK8,999
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,977
|
?? | |
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,280
|
$57.50
FCFA34,691
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK5,976
|
$60.00
FCFA36,199
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,437
|
$100.00
FCFA60,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK23,995
|
$55.00
FCFA33,182
|
|
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