Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 34.4% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$0.71
FCFA438
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$1.37
FCFA846
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$1.14
FCFA698
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$1.51
FCFA931
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$1.17
FCFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
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