Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 64.9% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 45.3% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,374
|
$10.56
FCFA6,429
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
$11.60
FCFA7,058
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,144
|
$2.33
FCFA1,415
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,121
|
$0.71
FCFA433
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
$1.67
FCFA1,016
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,837
|
$4.75
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,614
|
$8.16
FCFA4,969
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
$3.00
FCFA1,828
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,652
|
$2.16
FCFA1,316
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,970
|
$2.27
FCFA1,382
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,285
|
$1.37
FCFA837
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,860
|
$1.89
FCFA1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,791
|
$2.77
FCFA1,684
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,308
|
$1.14
FCFA691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,889
|
$1.51
FCFA921
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,415
|
$3.79
FCFA2,304
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,284
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,984,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,290
|
$14.35
FCFA8,733
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
$300.00
FCFA182,569
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
$501.57
FCFA305,239
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩812,836
|
$250.00
FCFA152,141
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
$423.64
FCFA257,812
|
|
pay 79.7% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
$1,200.00
FCFA730,277
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,208
|
$1.17
FCFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,381
|
$3.13
FCFA1,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
$1.34
FCFA812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,520
|
$50.06
FCFA30,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,581
|
$8.34
FCFA5,078
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
$40.00
FCFA24,343
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
$64.46
FCFA39,227
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
$127.50
FCFA77,592
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩156,946
|
$92.81
FCFA56,482
|
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