Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. British Virgin Islands
  3. Road Town
  4. Republic of the Congo
  5. Brazzaville
  6. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
XAF

Brazzaville is 31.4% more expensive than Road Town.

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Road Town, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

  Road Town help_outline Brazzaville help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $15.00
FCFA8,624
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $10.00
FCFA5,749
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $1.64
FCFA943
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $0.95
FCFA544
+215.7%
Average +215.7%
Road Town vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  Road Town Brazzaville help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.39
FCFA797
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.83
FCFA4,504
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $8.33
FCFA4,788
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $3.12
FCFA1,793
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $1.94
FCFA1,113
Apples (1 lb) ?? $2.64
FCFA1,515
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $1.81
FCFA1,043
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $2.45
FCFA1,406
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $3.00
FCFA1,725
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $2.07
FCFA1,189
Onions (1 lb) ?? $1.66
FCFA956
Road Town vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 12.7% more for transportation

  Road Town help_outline Brazzaville help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $3.16
FCFA1,817
-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $35,000.00
FCFA20,122,199
+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) ?? $12.93
FCFA7,436
Average +12.7%
Road Town vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 27.5% more for housing

  Road Town help_outline Brazzaville help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $266.67
FCFA153,312
+152.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $1,250.79
FCFA719,102
-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $1,700.00
FCFA977,364
+18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $152.94
FCFA87,929
-29.4%
Average +27.5%
Road Town vs. Brazzaville - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 27.4% less for childcare

  Road Town help_outline Brazzaville help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $300.00
FCFA172,476
-64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $19,800.00
FCFA11,383,416
+10.0%
Average -27.4%
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gamepad

pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

  Road Town help_outline Brazzaville help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.50
FCFA862
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $3.60
FCFA2,072
-27.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.57
FCFA900
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $69.97
FCFA40,230
-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $8.34
FCFA4,797
-16.6%
Average -31.5%
Road Town vs. Brazzaville - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 8.8% less for clothing

  Road Town help_outline Brazzaville help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $44.88
FCFA25,802
-47.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $58.33
FCFA33,537
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $155.00
FCFA89,113
+40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $111.72
FCFA64,229
-20.2%
Average -8.8%
Road Town vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing
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