Cost of living comparison
Brazzaville is 17.8% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$10.56
FCFA6,382
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.13
|
$11.60
FCFA7,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.14
|
$2.33
FCFA1,405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.51
|
$0.71
FCFA430
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.80
|
$1.67
FCFA1,008
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.65
|
$4.75
FCFA2,869
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.74
|
$8.16
FCFA4,932
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$3.99
|
$3.00
FCFA1,815
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.57
|
$2.16
FCFA1,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.39
|
$2.27
FCFA1,372
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.66
|
$1.37
FCFA830
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.38
|
$1.89
FCFA1,143
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.85
|
$2.77
FCFA1,672
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.40
|
$1.14
FCFA686
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.39
|
$1.51
FCFA915
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$11.91
|
$3.79
FCFA2,287
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$129.84
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$152,154.46
|
$44,341.60
FCFA26,786,918
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.17
|
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$48.99
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,860.87
|
$501.57
FCFA303,002
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,272.30
|
$250.00
FCFA151,026
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$166.11
|
$423.64
FCFA255,922
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,701.95
|
$1,200.00
FCFA724,924
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$36,915.08
|
$8,800.00
FCFA5,316,112
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.14
|
$1.17
FCFA706
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.33
|
$3.13
FCFA1,892
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.22
|
$1.34
FCFA806
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$152.47
|
$50.06
FCFA30,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.71
|
$8.34
FCFA5,040
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Brazzaville
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$100.90
|
$40.00
FCFA24,164
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.14
|
$64.46
FCFA38,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$144.47
|
$127.50
FCFA77,023
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$150.89
|
$92.81
FCFA56,068
|
|
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