Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 19.0% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 21.5% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 72.3% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Brazzaville

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$8.40 FCFA4,903	-49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.93 FCFA2,880	-46.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$1.60 FCFA935	-17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.32 FCFA769	+9.5%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 21.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+72.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+90.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$2.93 FCFA1,713	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.11 FCFA648	-62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.77 FCFA452	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.65 FCFA965	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.35 FCFA790	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.19 FCFA697	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.06 FCFA617	-18.4%
Average			-21.5%

Saint John's vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$5.01 FCFA2,924	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.39 FCFA13,657
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,284.24 FCFA17M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.49 FCFA7,289
Average			-18.0%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	$42.68 FCFA24,915	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$450.79 FCFA263K	-33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	$631.61 FCFA369K	+218.9%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 72.3% less for childcare

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??
Average			-72.3%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+136.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.76 FCFA2,193
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.72 FCFA3,342	-9.0%
Average			-7.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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