Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 4.6% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
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Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$11.21
FCFA6,442
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$10.00
FCFA5,749
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.64
FCFA943
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
|
$0.76
FCFA438
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.90
|
$1.26
FCFA726
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$7.83
FCFA4,504
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.33
|
$7.67
FCFA4,407
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.00
FCFA1,727
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.65
FCFA1,523
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.64
FCFA1,515
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.47
FCFA848
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
FCFA1,369
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$2.83
FCFA1,630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.76
FCFA1,011
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.59
FCFA913
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
|
$5.00
FCFA2,873
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$35,000.00
FCFA20,122,199
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.84
FCFA7,958
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
|
Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$105.67
|
$300.00
FCFA172,476
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,833.33
|
$1,250.79
FCFA719,102
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,433.33
|
$1,700.00
FCFA977,364
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$216.67
|
$152.94
FCFA87,929
|
|
pay 10.0% more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$850.00
|
$850.00
FCFA488,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,000.00
|
$19,800.00
FCFA11,383,416
|
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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.17
FCFA672
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$3.91
FCFA2,245
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$1.34
FCFA768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$140.00
|
$50.06
FCFA28,782
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$8.34
FCFA4,797
|
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pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Brazzaville
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
|
$35.00
FCFA20,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.33
FCFA33,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.00
|
$155.00
FCFA89,113
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$111.72
FCFA64,229
|
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