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Brazzaville vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 70.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Brazzaville

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$11.68 FCFA6,527	-15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.58 FCFA881	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.58 FCFA881	+64.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.94 FCFA1,643	-45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.11 FCFA621	-62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.81 FCFA451	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.66 FCFA925	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.16 FCFA649	-68.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.84 FCFA469	-35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.57 FCFA317	-56.2%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.44 FCFA13,100
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$10.74 FCFA6,003	-79.2%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$465.04 FCFA259,902	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+552.6%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$53.41 FCFA29,853
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+375.6%
Average			+375.6%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+213.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.25 FCFA1,816
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.84 FCFA3,264	-5.8%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$60.00 FCFA33,533
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.00 FCFA30,738
Average			+25.1%

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